Immortality and Cultivation: This old man seeks enlightenment through mere survival.

Deep within the Valley of Spirit Medicine stands a remarkable building—the Temple of the Medicine God.

This palace is like a piece of dark green jade, inlaid in the lush green valley.

Its overall appearance is a deep, dark green tone, giving people a sense of solemnity and reverence.

After passing through several checkpoints and climbing dozens of white jade steps, Lu Zaian finally arrived at the entrance of the Medicine God Temple.

Upon closer inspection, one can truly appreciate its grandeur and magnificence.

The hall is made of countless crystal-clear jade bricks, which emit a faint bluish light and are as warm and smooth as jade.

The roof is covered with a layer of exquisite blue tiles, which are arranged in a neat and orderly manner, shimmering like fish scales.

"You wait here, I'll go report first," Lin Feng said to Lu Zaian behind him.

"Mm." Lu Zaian nodded.

Lin Feng stepped forward and explained to the gatekeeper, then turned around and pointed at Lu Zaian.

The disciple glanced at Lu Zaian, hesitated for a moment, then nodded and turned to enter the hall.

About a quarter of an hour later.

The disciple strode out of the hall and said:

"The Valley Master summons you two to the hall."

"Yes!"

Lin Feng cupped his hands in greeting and led Lu Zai'an into the hall.

The moment I stepped onto the jade bricks and entered the Medicine God Temple.

Lu Zaian then felt several divine senses sweep over him.

Inside the spacious hall, four figures sat high up.

An immense pressure of divine consciousness and a vast, ocean-like aura of magical power swept over everything.

It was as if a towering mountain had pressed heavily on Lu Zaian's body.

He felt as if he had been swept into a raging storm, or as if he had been completely exposed, with no secrets left on his body.

This powerful pressure caused Lu Zaian's blood and qi to churn like boiling water, rising to his throat, only to be forcibly swallowed back down.

His face turned ashen, and cold sweat beaded on his forehead.

'How terrifying, is this what a Foundation Establishment major overhaul is like?'

Fortunately, they probably won't be able to detect my immortal body.

Just a moment later, the immense pressure gradually subsided.

Lu Zaian was finally able to catch his breath and stepped forward, bowing deeply.

"Junior Lu Zaian greets Valley Master and all the seniors of Lingyao Valley."

"Come forward."

A clear and ethereal voice came from the jade throne above.

Lu Zaian looked up and saw a young cultivator with a dignified appearance and a wooden hairpin in his hair calmly looking at him.

'I never expected the Valley Master of Spirit Medicine Valley to look so young!'

Lu Zaian muttered to himself, but still followed the instructions and stepped forward to the center of the nodding crowd, about to explain his predicament.

But then the Valley Master flicked his finger, and Lu Zaian's entire body was instantly bound by an invisible force.

Lu Zaian's heart sank. Did the Valley Master not want to listen to his explanation?

The next moment, the valley master slightly hooked his finger.

Lu Zaian's clothes on his chest spontaneously combusted.

A crimson flame mark flew out from Lu Zaian's chest, hovering in mid-air in the hall, radiating a scorching light!

'Is this the Flame Mark Elder Xiao placed on me?'

Lu Zaian's eyes widened. Foundation Establishment cultivators were indeed powerful; they could resolve the time bomb inside his body with a mere flick of their fingers.

The fiery seal hovered in mid-air before suddenly exploding.

A miniature, shrunken phantom appeared from within.

It was Elder Xiao's appearance!

The phantom's eyes were lifeless; it merely muttered two words repeatedly:

"Fire Refining Sect, Medicine Field..."

"Fire Refining Sect, Medicine Field..."

Two breaths later, the phantom seemed to have exhausted its energy and turned into wisps of green smoke, dissipating into the air.

"Elder Xiao's Flame Soul Imprint?!"

When my disciple reported that Elder Xiao's life tablet had shattered, I couldn't believe it. I never imagined it was true!

On the high seat on the left,

A Foundation Establishment cultivator with a full beard suddenly slammed his hand on the armrest of the throne and glared at Lu Zaian.

A roar like thunder immediately resounded throughout the hall.

"The Fire Refining Sect dares to harm people from my Spirit Medicine Valley?! How exactly did they kill Elder Xiao? Junior, tell me quickly!"

The oppressive force of the raging wind and thunder swept over him, and Lu Zaian felt as if he were a lone boat adrift in a stormy sea.

The Valley Master quickly waved his hand, dispelling the violent aura that echoed in the hall.

"Elder Jin, please calm down. We are all heartbroken by Elder Xiao's death. This is a huge loss for Spirit Medicine Valley."

However, let's wait for this junior to explain first before we discuss it further..."

Two hours ago.

A disciple on duty at the Shrine of Life Souls reported that Elder Xiao's life soul tablet had shattered.

The Valley Master immediately summoned several elders from within the valley to discuss the matter…

Although Xiao Fenlin was only at the ninth level of Qi Refining, he had become a disciple of the previous Valley Master, making him his junior brother.

Moreover, Xiao Fenlin, who possessed the Flame Spirit Pill Body, devoted himself to studying the ways of planting herbs and refining pills.

He is one of the few mid-grade second-tier alchemists in the Spirit Medicine Valley, and he has the qualifications to strive for high-grade second-tier, or even third-tier alchemist.

Thinking of this, a hint of gloom flashed in the Valley Master's gentle eyes as he looked at Lu Zaian, signaling that he could speak.

Lu Zaian exhaled a breath of stale air and quickly began to explain.

He was pursued from the sky and got caught up in it;

Elder Xiao ignited the Flame Spirit Pill and exploded, taking the two from the Refining Fire Sect with him;

Then, the whole process of being possessed by the Flame Seal and being forced to go to the Valley of Spirit Medicine.

However, Lu Zaian concealed the fact that he had absorbed Elder Xiao's memory fragments.

"……That's it."

After listening to Lu Zaian's account, Elder Jin gritted his teeth and shouted again.

"Mo Qi and Chen Yuan are actually from the Fire Refining Sect. How dare they?"

"If they hadn't already died in the firestorm, I would have made them suffer the cruel tortures of the Enforcement Hall!"

beside,

Another middle-aged Foundation Establishment cultivator, with flowing sleeves, stroked his chin and said solemnly:

"Valley Master, the spy sent by the Fire Refining Sect has managed to evade our Heart-Questioning Mirror's scrutiny."

Moreover, even the disciple's life tablets placed in the Temple of Life Souls are fake?

Now, risking exposure to abduct Elder Xiao, they must have something big planned.

Upon hearing this, the Valley Master nodded and fell into deep thought.

The Mind-Asking Mirror is a mid-grade second-tier magic treasure from the Spirit Medicine Valley.

The "Inquiry into the Mind Mirror" is a necessary procedure when Lingyao Valley recruits disciples.

Once reflected in the mirror, those with ulterior motives or inconsistent words and actions will be exposed.

Of course, the "Mirror of the Heart" is not absolute.

Obviously, ten years ago,

The two spies sent by the Fire Refining Sect somehow managed to escape the scrutiny of the Mind-Asking Realm.

After a moment of contemplation, the Valley Master's expression turned slightly cold, and he slowly said:

"The fact that the Fire Refining Sect dared to make such a move clearly shows that they had already considered the consequences."

Whether it's deliberate provocation or emboldened by their own power, our Spirit Medicine Valley cannot let this go.

I hereby order that martial law be imposed throughout the valley.

All channels that export spiritual herbs, pills, and other resources have blacklisted the Fire Refining Sect.

At the same time, I told all my partners to refuse to sell even a single pill to the Fire Refining Sect; if they were found guilty, all cooperation channels would be permanently terminated.