The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

In less than three breaths, the young rogue cultivator broke free from the influence of the Yata Mirror and regained his senses. When he saw the lightning arrow that was right in front of him, his expression changed drastically. He tried to activate the Demon Lightning Pearl, but it was too late.

"Zizzizi!"

The Nether Lightning Arrow struck the young rogue cultivator directly in the head, blasting him apart and leaving him a headless corpse.

The Demon Lightning Orb slipped from his hand.

With a thought, Lu Yao used his object manipulation technique to take the Demon Thunder Pearl into his hand and put it into his Origin Space.

A one-time use magic weapon that can threaten a Foundation Establishment cultivator is a pretty good gain.

Just then, the headless corpse of the young rogue cultivator suddenly shot out a golden light, trying to escape.

"Are you leaving?"

Lu Yao activated his Wood Vine Technique and seized the golden light.

"Fellow Daoist, spare my life! If you spare my life, I will serve you for life and never betray you. You can give me some of your primordial spirit to place a restriction on me, and I will never resist."

The young rogue cultivator's primordial spirit was firmly bound by the wooden vines, and he begged for mercy with a look of terror on his face.

Foundation Establishment cultivators cultivate divine sense, and under extreme circumstances, they can separate their primordial spirit from their body to seize another's body. However, they can only exist in the primordial spirit state for a few days, and cannot separate from their body for as long as Nascent Soul cultivators.

Lu Yao ignored him and directly manipulated the wooden vines to strangle him.

"Ahhhh!"

As the wooden vines tightened, the young rogue cultivator's primordial spirit was directly torn into pieces, turning into specks of spiritual light and dissipating.

After dealing with the young rogue cultivator's primordial spirit, Lu Yao arrived in front of the headless corpse.

He took the storage bag from his waist and began to count his spoils.

The storage bag originally had a spiritual restriction imposed by the young rogue cultivator, but the restriction dissipated on its own upon his death.

Two hundred and thirteen low-grade spirit stones.

More than a dozen Qi Refining level talismans.

A mid-level greatsword magic weapon.

A damaged intermediate-level defensive magic artifact.

Several bottles of pills used during the Foundation Establishment stage.

There is also a one-time use magical artifact, the Demon Thunder Orb.

"So poor?"

Lu Yao was speechless. He really was a rogue cultivator.

Shaking his head, Lu Yao flicked his finger, and a fireball spell was instantly cast, landing on the headless corpse.

Just as Lu Yao was about to return to the mine canyon, he suddenly sensed someone rapidly approaching.

"Has Fellow Daoist Lu already taken care of the person?"

The newcomer was Zhang Qian from Huadaowu. Looking at the traces of battle nearby, Zhang Qian looked at Lu Yao with an inscrutable expression.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang is quite fast too."

Lu Yao responded calmly.

"A mere cultivator in the early stages of Foundation Establishment is not worth mentioning."

Zhang Qian's face showed arrogance as she spoke nonchalantly.

For a disciple of a major sect in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, hunting down a rogue cultivator in the early Foundation Establishment stage would be a piece of cake.

It was because the Foundation Establishment cultivator she was chasing was close to Lu Yao that she came to check on him.

"In that case, let's go back to the mine together."

Lu Yao nodded, spoke to Zhang Qian, and then took to the air.

"That's how it should be."

Zhang Qian smiled, but a cold glint appeared on her face as she watched Lu Yao's retreating figure.

"Wind-Breaking Blade!"

Zhang Qian immediately unleashed a Foundation Establishment level talisman and launched a sneak attack on Lu Yao.

"boom!"

The golden blade, formed from condensed magical power, arrived in an instant and struck Lu Yao directly.

"It's done! He'll be severely injured, if not killed!"

A look of joy appeared on Zhang Qian's face. Being struck by a Foundation Establishment spell talisman without any warning could easily kill an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Lu Yao now has more than five months' worth of profits from the mine, plus his own savings, which is enough to arouse Zhang Qian's covetousness.

Moreover, Lu Yao's cultivation level was only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, while hers was at the middle stage, a small realm higher than Lu Yao's. She was confident that she could defeat Lu Yao, which is why she dared to launch a surprise attack. Otherwise, if Lu Yao went back and complained, she would have a hard time explaining herself.

"wrong!"

Zhang Qian's expression changed slightly, and she immediately summoned a top-grade magic weapon, a long sword, to protect herself.

The light dissipated, revealing armor completely enveloped in lightning.

"I was on guard against you."

Lu Yao stared at Zhang Qian with a calm and indifferent expression.

What blocked Zhang Qian's sneak attack was the Foundation Establishment defensive spell—Spirit Guardian Thunder Armor.

"A Foundation Establishment level defensive talisman?"

Zhang Qian frowned. Just now, a burst of inspiration had blocked Lu Yao's figure, and she thought that Lu Yao had activated a defensive talisman.

"Thunder Soul Pearl!"

A lightning bead suddenly appeared in front of Lu Yao, from which bolts of lightning surged forth and struck Zhang Qian.

"You have the Thunder Spirit Root?! Zhenjiang Blade! Slash!"

Feeling the violent fluctuations of lightning spiritual power, Zhang Qian's expression turned even more grim. She immediately activated the top-grade magic weapon in front of her, unleashing countless sword energies to resist the lightning.

At this moment, Zhang Qian regretted her rashness. She should have inquired about Lu Yao's situation first.

Lightning spirit roots are extremely rare even among different spirit roots. Lightning spirit roots are extremely adept at combat, and their lightning spells are incredibly powerful, making them difficult to counter with the other five elemental spells.

It's no exaggeration to say that it's quite common for a Foundation Establishment cultivator with a Thunder Spirit Root to fight across minor realms.

"So what if you have a lightning spirit root? If you die here, even the strongest talent will be useless."

Zhang Qian no longer cared about Lu Yao's talent or background. Since she had already made her move, she had to kill Lu Yao here, otherwise there would be endless trouble.

Blade light and lightning clashed repeatedly. Both were top-grade magical artifacts, yet for a moment it was difficult to determine which was superior.

"Thunder Arrow! Thunder Tiger!"

Lu Yao was able to multitask, directly unleashing two Foundation Establishment spells.

The lightning arrow flashed and disappeared, hurtling towards Zhang Qian.

At the same time, a Thunder Tiger instantly materialized, rushing towards the blade light unleashed by Zhang Qian along with the thunder from the Thunder Soul Pearl.

"Instant cast spell! Damn it! The Golden Rainbow Banner of Return to Origin!"

Zhang Qian's face darkened, and she immediately revealed the same expression as the young rogue cultivator from before.

Activating the talisman was too late, so Zhang Qian immediately took out her top-grade defensive magic weapon to defend herself.

"boom!"

The Nether Thunder Arrow struck the Returning Origin Golden Rainbow Banner, unleashing a massive surge of spiritual energy.

"Yata mirror!"

Lu Yao's expression shifted slightly, and he took out the Yata Mirror again. A golden-blue light arrived in an instant.

The Yata Mirror's attack is a spiritual attack, and ordinary defensive magical artifacts simply cannot stop it.

Although Zhang Qian was a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator from Huadaowu, her demeanor was only slightly better than that of the previous Foundation Establishment rogue cultivator, so she naturally couldn't withstand the attack.

"Flying Sword Talisman!"

Lu Yao silently shouted in his heart, and the talisman he had obtained from the Golden Light Master appeared in his hand.

Lu Yao seized the moment when Zhang Qian was distracted, and a gray sword light flashed, passing through the defense of the Guiyuan Golden Rainbow Banner and directly beheading Zhang Qian.

With Zhang Qian's death, the two top-grade magical artifacts she had summoned also fell to the ground and were taken into Lu Yao's Origin Space.

At the same time, to prevent Zhang Qian's primordial spirit from escaping, Lu Yao used the Thunder Soul Pearl to obliterate Zhang Qian's body and primordial spirit together.

Using his telekinesis technique, Lu Yao put Zhang Qian away. To prevent any tracking spells from being cast, he threw her directly into his Origin Space.

This was not the time to tally the spoils. After using magic to clean up the traces at the scene, Lu Yao flew towards the mine canyon.