The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

Lu Yao looked at Zhou Qingyun as if he were a fool. Just as he was about to speak, an extremely cold voice suddenly rang out behind Zhou Qingyun.

"If you let my apprentice be your subordinate, does that mean I also have to be Baihe's subordinate?"

Old Monster Qiong's cold voice rang out, and a terrifying pressure immediately enveloped Zhou Qingyun and the other two.

Zhou Qingyun's expression changed drastically, revealing a look of horror.

"Grandmaster Qiong!"

As one of the few Core Formation cultivators in the Hidden Moon Sect, Qiong Tianyu was naturally known to all the disciples of the Hidden Moon Sect.

"Grandmaster Qiong, please forgive me! Qingyun was just joking with this junior brother, ah no, this junior uncle."

Upon hearing that Lu Yao had already become Qiong Laoguai's disciple, Zhou Qingyun, despite his纨绔 (playboy) nature, knew that he couldn't afford to offend Lu Yao.

"Hmph! I think the Zhou family considers the Hidden Moon Sect as their own. They're utterly ignorant. Get lost!"

Old Monster Qiong snorted coldly and with a flick of his sleeve, Zhou Qingyun was sent flying, spitting out blood. His two underlings rushed over to help him up.

"Yes, yes, Qingyun takes his leave."

Zhou Qingyun dared not linger any longer and quickly bowed and left.

After seeing the three leave, Old Monster Qiong came to Lu Yao.

"This Dharma Pavilion contains a wide variety of spells and techniques. Once you have established your foundation, you can come here to broaden your horizons and learn a few more spells to protect yourself."

Old Monster Qiong glanced at the Hidden Dharma Pavilion and casually spoke to Lu Yao.

Although the Hidden Law Pavilion houses many cultivation techniques and spells, the Hidden Moon Sect's core cultivation techniques and spells would never be kept here.

"The disciple understands."

Lu Yao nodded, understanding the meaning behind Qiong Lao's strange words.

Immediately, Old Monster Qiong led Lu Yao back to his cave.

"This is a Foundation Establishment Pill, which should be enough for you."

Old Monster Qiong tossed the bottle containing the Foundation Establishment Pill to Lu Yao.

"Disciple thanks Master."

Seeing that he was given three Foundation Establishment Pills at once, Lu Yao couldn't help but marvel at Old Monster Qiong's wealth and generosity once again.

It should be noted that the seven major sects control the Foundation Establishment Pills very strictly, producing only about two hundred Foundation Establishment Pills every five years.

It sounds like a lot, but there's still not enough meat for everyone.

The Hidden Moon Sect has more than 10,000 disciples, more than 90% of whom are in the Qi Refining stage, only more than 400 in the Foundation Establishment stage, 13 in the Core Formation stage, and two in the Nascent Soul stage.

Such strength ranks first among the seven major sects, but their use of Foundation Establishment Pills is extremely limited.

Each time, thousands of disciples would compete for the more than two hundred Foundation Establishment Pills, and the ownership of the Foundation Establishment Pills would be determined through the sect's grand competition.

The Foundation Establishment Pills in Ni Chang's hand belonged to the Hidden Moon Sect and were kept for emergencies. There were no more than five of them, and Old Monster Qiong snatched three of them away at once.

Having dual spiritual roots is not the same as having celestial spiritual roots, and it does not guarantee a breakthrough to Foundation Establishment. Therefore, Foundation Establishment Pills are still needed, although the success rate is relatively high, depending on the individual.

"There's something else. There's a treasure trove within the sect called the Hundred Spirits Pool, which is extremely beneficial for breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage. However, this treasure trove isn't in my possession. Your Uncle Zhou wants you to agree to one condition."

Old Monster Qiong then told Lu Yao about the Hundred Spirit Pool.

"Even you, Master, couldn't solve it. It seems this treasure land has quite a background. May I ask what Uncle Zhou's conditions are?"

Lu Yao thought for a moment. Even Qiong Laoguai, a Core Formation cultivator and of a higher generation, couldn't borrow it. Clearly, this Uncle Zhou was quite powerful.

"She wants you to become Zhou Yibao's Daoist partner. Here is Zhou Yibao's situation; you can take a look."

Old Monster Qiong looked at Lu Yao with great interest and handed him a jade slip, wanting to know what Lu Yao would choose.

Lu Yao was taken aback, then picked up the jade slip and placed it on his forehead.

"A woman with many treasures?!"

The information in the jade slip immediately surfaced in his mind, including Zhou Yibao's appearance, identity, strength, and so on.

Lu Yao quickly identified Zhou Yibao as the female cultivator from the Hidden Moon Sect who was killed by Feng Yue, the madman of Tianque Fortress, in the Blood Forbidden Land.

"A woman with many treasures? That's quite fitting."

Old Monster Qiong was also taken aback, not expecting that Lu Yao would give someone a nickname.

"Master, is there anything special about the Hundred Spirits Pool? Do I have to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage there?"

Lu Yao thought about it and realized that he had to be careful about becoming a Daoist partner, especially since the other party was from the Zhou family. If they became Daoist partners, there would probably be endless trouble in the future.

"The Hundred Spirits Pool was created by your grandmaster after he killed an eighth-level demon beast, the Wind Phoenix. He used its corpse to refine the foundation. Breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage in it can strengthen the physical body and solidify the magical power, but it doesn't mean you can't establish your foundation without the Hundred Spirits Pool."

Old Monster Qiong shook his head and explained the origin and effects of the Hundred Spirit Pool to Lu Yao.

"In that case, please tell Master that I am currently focused on cultivating the Dao and have no intention of finding a Daoist partner for the time being."

Lu Yao had no interest in Zhou Yibao. If he wanted to find a Daoist partner, he would have to find one himself; he didn't need anyone else to arrange it for him.

"Haha, that's ambition! That's my disciple."

Old Monster Qiong laughed heartily, not annoyed that Lu Yao had rejected Zhou Qingning's conditions. On the contrary, he believed that Lu Yao's Dao heart was firm and that he would surely achieve something in the future.

"But I must remind you that the sect has many exquisite dual cultivation techniques that can greatly help improve cultivation. For the sake of your cultivation path, if you do not have a cultivation partner for a long time, the sect may arrange one for you directly."

After thinking it over, Old Monster Qiong still felt that Lu Yao should find a Daoist partner in the future, so he reminded Lu Yao of this first.

"The disciple understands."

Lu Yao nodded, feeling somewhat speechless. It was truly worthy of being a sect that had branched off from the Hehuan Sect; they placed such importance on the dual cultivation path of their disciples.

"In that case, I will speak to your Uncle Zhou. You don't need to worry about it."

"This is the cultivation technique I found for you—'Purple Lightning Control Technique.' This technique is very compatible with your spiritual root, so you should cultivate it well."

Old Monster Qiong took out a purple jade slip and handed it to Lu Yao.

"This disciple understands and will certainly not disappoint Master."

Lu Yao held the purple jade slip and said to Old Monster Qiong with a smile.

……

After Old Monster Qiong left, Lu Yao picked up the cultivation technique jade slip and began to read it.

The "Purple Lightning Control Technique" is a cultivation method that can be practiced up to the Nascent Soul stage, and it is estimated to be one of the top cultivation methods in the Hidden Moon Sect.

According to the description of the cultivation method, each time you advance to the next level, you can obtain a magical ability, and the magical ability to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage is the Thunder Prison Barrier.

This is a defensive divine ability within the cultivation technique, capable of condensing a lightning barrier around the body to resist all magical and physical attacks.

After breaking through to the Core Formation, Nascent Soul, and Deity Transformation stages, one will comprehend a divine ability, all of which are quite powerful.

Currently, Lu Yao can only see the content of the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages. The content of the cultivation techniques for the later stages is hidden by restrictions. He can only view it after Lu Yao breaks through his cultivation level, which is probably to ensure that the cultivation techniques are not leaked.

After all, the higher the level of a cultivation technique, the more valuable it becomes.