The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

Lu Yao smiled in response to Yu Kun's curiosity.

"Ahem, fellow Daoist, you misunderstand. My friend should be a Qi Refining disciple now."

Lu Yao coughed lightly and shrugged.

"I see. Then, fellow Daoist, please come with me."

Yu Kun suddenly realized that there were countless Qi Refining disciples in Huangfeng Valley, so he naturally didn't know many of them and simply stopped asking.

The two transformed into rainbow light and headed towards Yellow Maple Valley.

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"They actually failed! What a bunch of useless trash!"

Inside the Hidden Moon Sect, Xuan Le's expression immediately turned grim after receiving a transmission talisman.

He went to great lengths to cause trouble for Lu Yao, even bribing several Qi Refining disciples who had accompanied Lu Yao.

They even paid a high price to find a rogue cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment stage to provide intelligence so that he could attack the mine, but it still failed.

"We can't take action for now."

Xuan Le's eyes flickered slightly, indicating that she intended to stop targeting Lu Yao. Some things can only be done once, and the more times it is done, the greater the chance of being discovered.

Colluding with rogue cultivators and secretly harming fellow disciples is a serious crime. If discovered, Xuan Le will be finished.

"What a pity about my Demon Thunder Orb."

Xuan Le was so angry that her heart ached at the thought that all her investment had gone down the drain.

The Demon Thunder Pearl is not something that ordinary rogue cultivators can possess. It was provided by Xuan Le to ensure that nothing went wrong, but unexpectedly, it still failed.

……

Inside Huangfeng Valley, Lu Yao entered directly using his identity token from the Hidden Moon Sect and Yu Kun's guarantee.

Guided by the disciples of Huangfeng Valley, Lu Yao arrived outside Han Li's cave.

Soon, a streak of azure light flew out; it was Han Li, who had received the news.

"Brother Yao! What brings you here?"

Han Li looked at Lu Yao with surprise and excitement and walked forward.

"Haha, I'm on a mission for the sect, and I just happened to drop by to see you."

Lu Yao smiled and patted Han Li on the shoulder.

"This is not the place to talk. Brother Yao, please come into my cave and sit down."

Han Li glanced around and led Lu Yao into his cave.

"How does it feel to join a sect? You've already reached the tenth level of Qi Refining, which means you can start Foundation Establishment now."

Lu Yao easily sensed Han Li's cultivation level and couldn't help but tease him.

"Sigh, don't even mention it. It makes me sad. I still had a sliver of hope to reach Foundation Establishment, but now there's absolutely no hope left!"

The thought of Foundation Establishment immediately made Han Li's expression turn somewhat grim.

"Oh? What happened?"

Lu Yao understood; it seemed that Han Li's Foundation Establishment Pill had been forcibly traded after all.

"It's still about the Ascension Token. Originally, by entering the sect with this token, one could obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill."

"But a Foundation Establishment manager forced me to trade away the Foundation Establishment Pill, and the trade wasn't even fully completed!"

After Han Li finished speaking, he already looked like he was gritting his teeth.

"Such a thing is true? Huangfeng Valley doesn't care?"

Lu Yao frowned, a puzzled expression on his face.

"How could they uphold justice for a disciple with a fake spiritual root?"

Upon hearing this, Han Li couldn't help but make a self-deprecating remark.

"Let's not talk about that. How are things going at the Hidden Moon Sect, Brother Yao? You have a lightning spiritual root, so everything should be going smoothly for you, right?"

Han Li gave a wry smile, then looked at Lu Yao.

"I'm doing alright; I reached the Foundation Establishment stage six months ago."

Lu Yao nodded and told Han Li about his cultivation level.

"I knew Brother Yao would be fine."

Han Li immediately smiled; he was genuinely happy for Lu Yao.

"I have two Foundation Establishment Pills here. Take them, but don't let them show."

After thinking for a moment, Lu Yao handed the rest of his Foundation Establishment Pills to Han Li.

The Foundation Establishment Pill was of no use to him, so he could give it to Han Li, making Han Li owe two more favors.

"Ah! Foundation Establishment Pill!"

Han Li was somewhat dazed, looking at the Foundation Establishment Pill he had longed for, which had appeared so vividly in his hand, and he found it hard to believe.

"No! Brother Yao, this is too precious, I can't let you!"

Han Li immediately realized that this thing was too valuable; he already owed Lu Yao far too much.

"Take it if I tell you to. I've already reached the Foundation Establishment stage, what use is it to me? If you want to repay me, just give me more spiritual medicine."

Lu Yao smiled and said nonchalantly.

"Yes, yes, the elixir."

Upon hearing this, Han Li slapped his forehead and immediately thought of the spiritual herb he had accelerated to ripen.

"Brother Yao, these are six thousand-year-old spiritual herbs. Don't ask me where they came from. You can come to me for them whenever you need them."

A hint of hesitation flashed in Han Li's eyes, but he quickly became resolute and took out six jade boxes directly from his storage bag.

"You boy."

Lu Yao chuckled lightly, and without hesitation, he waved his hand to return the six thousand-year-old spiritual herbs to his original space.

"You possess a treasure that can enhance the age of medicinal herbs, right?"

After accepting the thousand-year-old spiritual herb, Lu Yao said with certainty.

"We still couldn't hide it from Brother Yao."

Han Li scratched his head and grinned sheepishly.

"You're not hiding anything from me, it's obvious, isn't it?"

Lu Yao chuckled. It seemed that Han Li really trusted him, not even hiding the effects of the little green bottle from him.

"I need to stimulate the rapid growth of a medicinal herb. Is your treasure still usable?"

Lu Yao remained calm and directly asked for the Creation Liquid.

"There's more."

Han Li nodded. Now that Lu Yao already knew he could catalyze the effects of spiritual herbs, there was no need to hide it anymore.

Han Li took out a jade bottle containing two drops of Creation Liquid produced by the small green bottle.

"I've accepted the gifts. I need to return to my sect, so I won't stay any longer. If you need anything, you can come to the Hidden Moon Sect to find me."

Lu Yao accepted the jade bottle and said to Han Li with a smile.

"By the way, this is for you."

After thinking for a moment, Lu Yao gave the Demon Thunder Pearl directly to Han Li.

"this is?"

Han Li was only a Qi Refining disciple in Huangfeng Valley and did not know about the Demon Thunder Pearl, a Foundation Establishment level one-time magic artifact.

"This is the Demonic Thunder Pearl, a one-time use magic artifact that can severely injure a Foundation Establishment cultivator."

Lu Yao told Han Li about the effects of the Demon Thunder Pearl, and then bid farewell to Han Li.

"Take care, Brother Yao."

Han Li escorted Lu Yao to the outside of Huangfeng Valley and spoke to him.

Lu Yao waved his hand and then leaped into the air and left.

How did you meet Fellow Daoist Lu?

Suddenly a voice appeared behind Han Li, startling him.

"Greetings, Uncle-Master Yu."

When Han Li saw that it was Yu Kun, he quickly bowed and addressed him as Martial Uncle.

"I met Brother Yao, no, Uncle Lu, when we were in the Qi Refining stage. At that time, neither of us had joined the sect yet."

Han Li subconsciously called out the name he used to address Lu Yao in private, but he immediately realized that Lu Yao had already reached the Foundation Establishment stage, and he couldn't call him that in front of outsiders.

"Hehehe, you're lucky, kid. You can come to me if you ever have any trouble in the future."

Yu Kun smiled, extended a bit of goodwill to Han Li, and then flew away.

"Do I now have two Foundation Establishment cultivators protecting me?"

Han Li scratched his head, suddenly realizing something.