Cultivation: I have an equipment slot

Chapter 85 The Appearance of the Hehuan Demon Sect
As Mo Changqing said this, he stared intently at Zhang Yan.

It made him feel a little uneasy.

He knew what Mo Changqing meant; he wanted him to bring back more spells from the Preaching Tower.

But Zhang Yan could only shrug at this.

I can only say I'll try my best.

His greatest advantage is that he can equip magical artifacts.

If there are no magical artifacts in the Preaching Tower for him to equip, then he will at most be a little more powerful than an average genius.

After all, he himself has a very good understanding.

Furthermore, the blessing of the enlightenment meditation cushion made his comprehension far surpass that of ordinary people.

Therefore, he should be able to achieve a good result.

The sect attaches great importance to this trip to the Preaching Tower.

Even for a cultivator at the Golden Core stage, two cultivators were dispatched.

One of them was Lei Kunhai.

The other old woman, Zhang Yan, was not familiar to him; he had only met her a few times.

What truly surprised him was...

The two of them even brought along someone Zhang Yan was somewhat familiar with.

Ji Yourong!
After not seeing her for several years, she had become even more radiant and beautiful, her Taoist robe unable to conceal her curvaceous figure.

Just standing there, he stands out from the crowd.

To be honest, Zhang Yan felt a little awkward when he saw Ji Yourong again.

Looking back now, I realize I was indeed too reckless.

Even so, he showed no intention of apologizing. So much time had passed; it would be awkward to bring up such things again.

At this moment, Ji Yourong clearly recognized Zhang Yan as well.

A look of disbelief.

Ji Yourong couldn't understand it at all; she had only gone on a journey with her master for a few years.

How come that lecherous fellow became a true disciple after he came back?
Although I am unwilling to do so.

But she could only softly call him "Master Brother" when Lei Kunhai introduced them.

no way.

The first level of officialdom crushes people to death.

The status of a true disciple is far superior to that of an ordinary inner disciple.

"Alright, we've met, let's go." Lei Kunhai was never one to dawdle.

After saying that, he waved his hand, and a spaceship appeared in the sky.

Everyone quickly boarded the spaceship.

After boarding the spaceship, Zhang Yan originally wanted to go to the cockpit to take a look.

But unexpectedly, Lei Kunhai grabbed him directly.

"Kid, how's your weapon forging coming along?"

Lei Kunhai smiled and asked Zhang Yan.

"Not bad, I've refined all the ones you gave me." Zhang Yan said, taking out a bunch of magical artifacts from his storage bag.

"Come, let this old man take a look."

Lei Kunhai was also very happy to see that Zhang Yan had actually crafted so many magical artifacts.

He picked up the ritual implements and began to examine them.

He originally intended to tutor Zhang Yan and help him fill in the gaps in his knowledge.

But when he looked closely, he was dumbfounded.

Because he discovered...

Zhang Yan's progress is just too fast!

It's terrifyingly fast!
Zhang Yan crafted a total of 18 magical artifacts.

They all belong to the standard magical artifacts—the simplest flying swords.

Although it is a standard ritual implement.

But it is, after all, a flying sword.

Therefore, it is quite difficult for the average person to refine it.

Just like the flying sword Zhang Yan initially forged, it clearly had various flaws.

However, the other side's progress is also very obvious.

The second flying sword was a significant improvement over the first.

The third one is even stronger.

By the sixth game, there were no obvious flaws.

By the tenth time, it was already a qualified flying sword.

Even the most skilled weapon refiners at Qianbao Peak, who have worked for many years, could only produce standard flying swords of this caliber.

And by the fifteenth game...

Lei Kunhai looked at the flying sword in his hand and finally fell into deep thought.

This flying sword...

Why does it look like something you made yourself?
It should be noted that although the blueprints for refining weapons are the same.

However, the flying swords crafted by each weapon refiner are slightly different.

You can't get the same flying sword to be forged by the same weapon refiner.

However, the magical artifacts crafted by Zhang Yan had a strong Lei Kunhai style.

From the force applied to the marks left by the swinging hammer.

They are all exactly the same.

If Lei Kunhai hadn't been away from forging this type of standard flying sword for far too long, he would have definitely thought he made it himself.

"Elder Lei, how is the flying sword I forged?" Zhang Yan asked Lei Kunhai with a sincere expression.

“This…” Lei Kunhai looked at the magical artifact in his hand, unsure how to evaluate it.

Essentially, Lei Kunhai advocates for resilience training.

He doesn't like to praise others.

Instead, it directly points out the shortcomings.

But how can he now deny Zhang Yan's forging techniques?
To deny Zhang Yan is to deny himself!

And since I haven't done anything wrong, why should I deny myself?
Therefore, after hearing Zhang Yan's words, Lei Kunhai pondered for a long time before speaking, "It's just a low-grade standard magic weapon. You continue to refine mid-grade magic weapons."

As he spoke, he took out another storage bag.

It contains materials for refining mid-grade magic artifacts.

As for the low-grade magic artifacts, Lei Kunhai directly bought them back at the normal price.

Zhang Yan made a small profit from this.

He glanced at the new weapon-refining blueprints that Lei Kunhai had given him.

It is a shield-type magical artifact.

Because it is round, it is more difficult to make.

It is indeed quite difficult.

However, that applies to ordinary people.

For a genius like Zhang Yan, that's just a drop in the ocean!

……

The spaceship is very fast.

Especially when controlled by someone at the Golden Core stage, the speed was so fast that even Zhang Yan was astonished.

Therefore, they arrived at the location of the secret realm at noon on the second day.

To Zhang Yan's surprise.

This secret place was not the high mountains and plains he had imagined.

Instead, it's in the heart of a city.

However, due to the cultivators, the common people in this place had long been relocated.

Only a large number of uninhabited houses remain.

This made things easier for Zhang Yan and his group.

He randomly picked a house that looked decent and settled in.

There used to be a family living in this house.

However, upon seeing Zhang Yan and the others, they left without saying a word.

Before leaving, they even cleaned the house.

"The people from the Myriad Flowers Palace haven't arrived yet. Once they do, it means the secret realm will officially begin." Lei Kunhai is the main person in charge this time, and everyone must follow his instructions.

"Yes, Elder!" All the true disciples, including Ji Yourong, responded in unison.

Time flies by.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, a huge, petal-like object appeared in the sky.

If you look closely, you'll find that there are more than a dozen people on the petals.

Needless to say.

These people are all from the Palace of Ten Thousand Flowers.

After everyone from the Myriad Flowers Palace arrived, all the Golden Core cultivators immediately appeared in the sky.

To meet up with the other party.

Zhang Yan had no idea what the other party had discussed.

However, Lei Kunhai and another Golden Elixir Flower Granny did not look too good when they returned to the camp.

"This Wanhua Palace is really going too far!" Lei Kunhai cursed loudly. "This is a secret realm of our Zhao Kingdom, and they actually invited a sect from the Shen Kingdom to come here without even discussing it beforehand. What do they mean by this?"

"They don't take us seriously at all."

"I reckon the Wanhua Palace has no choice." Compared to Lei Kunhai, Granny Hua's attitude was much better.

"The Nascent Soul cultivator of the Myriad Flowers Palace is about to die. If they want to maintain their rule in the Zhao Kingdom, they need external assistance."

"The Hehuan Sect of Shen Kingdom is a good choice." Granny Hua casually revealed the secret behind it, without hiding it from Zhang Yan and the others.

the reason is simple.

True disciples are now able to participate in the sect's meetings and decisions.

Although they won't have much say.

But at least they have the right to know.

As for Ji Yourong...

That was Granny Flower's apprentice.

"So you're befriending the Joyful Union Sect so you can send your own disciples there as cultivation vessels?" Lei Kunhai sneered.

Grandma Hua simply smiled and didn't interrupt.

In reality, no matter what the Wanhua Palace does...

The impact on the Qingheng faction was minimal.

Because the Qingheng School is one of the major sects in the Zhao State.

However, their main sphere of influence is in the Tianmu Mountains.

Within the territory of the State of Zhao.

They rarely even accept disciples from their own sect.

"This Wanhua Palace will pay the price for its actions sooner or later." Lei Kunhai sighed, "Sure enough, women's thoughts are all abnormal." He had just finished speaking when...

Granny Hua's face turned cold.

Turn around and leave.

Lei Kunhai couldn't help but put his hand to his forehead.

I've fallen into that bad habit again!

……

Although the Hehuan Sect was added temporarily.

But it has almost no impact on large commodities.

Only the spots for smaller families were taken.

There's nothing anyone can do about this.

After all, no one dared to act recklessly against a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Myriad Flowers Palace.

With the addition of the Hehuan Sect of Shen Kingdom, everyone chose to cower in fear.

It's important to know that this is different from the Palace of a Thousand Flowers.

The Hehuan Sect has two Nascent Soul stage ancestors.

One man and one woman, one in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm and the other in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

It is precisely because of this that they can occupy all of Shen's resources.

Now, after more than two hundred years of development, they have not only transformed Shen State into a major railway hub.

They even want to extend their reach into the State of Zhao.

The most ironic thing is...

It turns out that the strongest sect in the Zhao Kingdom brought them in!

When faced with these questions, Zhang Yan's first thought was of his grandmaster.

It is estimated that this situation will improve significantly once the grandmaster uncle becomes a Nascent Soul cultivator.

However, that will have to wait until you've established your foundation.

"Let's go, let's enter the secret realm." He checked the time.

Lei Kunhai did not continue speaking.

Instead, he led everyone to a stone tablet.

According to Lei Kunhai, this stone tablet is the entrance to the Preaching Tower.

After everyone has arrived.

A man and two women, the three of them, appeared laughing above the stone tablet.

Judging from their auras, they are all in the late stage of the Golden Core realm.

One of the two women was wearing a dress from the Palace of Ten Thousand Flowers.

What's truly noteworthy is the other man and woman.

The man is handsome and the woman is beautiful.

This was Zhang Yan's first thought.

Although the man was slightly weaker than him, the other party was, after all, an ancestor in the late stage of the Golden Core realm, so it was considered a draw.

However, for some reason, Zhang Yan always felt that there was a very annoying aura about the other party.

"The Hehuan Sect is a demonic sect."

Be careful when you encounter people from the Hehuan Sect in the future.

Seeing that Zhang Yan was interested in the other party, Lei Kunhai offered an explanation.

While speaking, he specifically set up a magical barrier.

No one can hear their voices.

"The Demonic Sect?"
"Isn't the Hehuan (Albizia julibrissin) also a great path?" Zhang Yan asked, somewhat puzzled.

Dual cultivation.

It has always been the supreme secret method of Taoism.

As the saying goes, food and sex are human nature.

Dual cultivation also implicitly contains the Dao of Yin and Yang, and many sects have cultivators who practice the Dao of dual cultivation.

Take Qingheng Peak, for example.

Zhang Yan once came across a term.

The art of Yin-Yang complementarity.

It's a masterpiece!

Fortunately, Zhang Yan has not yet reached the Foundation Establishment stage, so he has not studied this aspect in detail.

But this thing actually appeared in the entry for the Qingheng Sect's Origin Stele.

This incidates that.

The path of dual cultivation is not the path of demons.

"The path of dual cultivation is indeed not a demonic path, but the practice of absorbing one's own essence is a thoroughly demonic act!"

According to Lei Kunhai's explanation.

Zhang Yan also understood the Hehuan Sect's style of doing things.

Although the Hehuan Sect is named after Hehuan, the cultivators within the sect all enjoy the practice of sexual enhancement.

They will directly treat members of the opposite sex as a vessel for sexual intercourse.

The most outrageous thing is that some people don't even spare the same sex.

Ordinary cultivators who fall into the hands of the Hehuan Sect never have a good ending.

Being sucked dry is considered mild.

Some people were simply used as mana packs.

They are constantly being drained of their essence, but each time it doesn't directly kill them.

Instead, they will let you go back and rest properly.

And then the cycle repeats itself.

In the end, the source was completely absorbed.

It is said.

The two Nascent Soul stage cultivators of the Hehuan Sect both drained their cultivation partners dry when they advanced to the Nascent Soul stage.

"As expected, it's a demonic method." Upon hearing these secrets...

Zhang Yan couldn't help but sigh.

But he also understood the reasons behind it.

Cultivate diligently; nothing beats directly absorbing the energy.
"It's good that you know this. Be careful when you encounter people from the Hehuan Sect in the future."

Otherwise, you'll be in for a world of hurt. Lei Kunhai was very satisfied with Zhang Yan's attitude.

His personality was extremely upright and fiery.

I can't stand looking at these things.

However, this does not mean that Lei Kunhai is a saint. He will close his eyes to things he cannot stand, but he will not meddle in other people's business.

The path to immortality.

The worst thing you can do is meddle in other people's business.

No matter how close the other person is to you, don't meddle in their business.

Otherwise, even if you think you're doing this out of kindness, the other person might think you're already courting death.

……

While Lei Kunhai and Zhang Yan were talking.

The Wanhua Palace and the Hehuan Sect have joined forces to create a vortex.

"This is the second level of the secret realm. Get ready to go in." Lei Kunhai said to Zhang Yan and the others after seeing the vortex and removing his magical barrier.

"The secret realm has opened. If we don't enter now, when will we?" the Golden Core cultivator from the Myriad Flowers Palace shouted.

Suddenly, a beam of light shot up from the Myriad Flower Palace, and a cultivator was the first to rush into the vortex.

Immediately afterwards, one cultivator after another took to the air.

They all rushed toward the vortex.

During this time, some people tried to take advantage of the chaos and sneak in.

As a result, they were all turned into corpses with a simple wave of Jin Dan's hand.

Zhang Yan did not rush in immediately, but followed the main group at a leisurely pace.

They entered the vortex directly.

Just as I entered the vortex.

Zhang Yan felt a sudden dizziness.

In a blur, he found himself in an unfamiliar place.

This is a closed space similar to the inside of a tower, which is probably the preaching tower of the Taiyi Sect.

As soon as he entered, a cold voice rang out from within the space.

"Bloodline detection in progress..."

"Qualification verification in progress..."

"Spirit detection in progress..."

"Comprehension test in progress..."

"Combat capability check in progress..."

"Potential assessment in progress..."

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"Test complete!"

Race: Human

"Qualifications: Superior Wood-type spiritual root, Mid-grade Metal-type spiritual root, Low-grade Water-type spiritual root, Low-grade Fire-type spiritual root"

Combat strength: Weak

Potential: Below Average

"The corresponding trial has begun. Please begin completing the trial."

"The detection is pretty accurate, but you didn't detect my cheat!" Zhang Yan couldn't help but chuckle upon seeing the message from the Preaching Tower.

Although your test was very accurate.

But I'm sorry.

I'm a cheat code!

Thinking of this, Zhang Yan looked at the trial content provided by the Preaching Tower.

That was a wolf demon at the late stage of Qi Refining.

He was glaring at Zhang Yan with a snarl.

Upon seeing the other person, Zhang Yan smiled.

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P.S.: Sorry, guys. I said I'd write last night, but I ran six kilometers this morning and cycled over twenty kilometers last night. After finishing that chapter, I was planning to lie down and rest for a bit before getting up to continue writing...

As a result, I woke up the next day at noon.

I only woke up when someone called me. I'm so sorry!
(End of this chapter)