The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

Although Han Li was determined to use the elixir to try his luck at becoming an apprentice, he wouldn't put all his eggs in one basket.

Han Li left most of the spiritual herb seeds and a few extremely valuable century-old spiritual herbs with Lu Yao, and planned to hand over the rest.

Even if the apprenticeship doesn't work out, it won't be a complete loss.

……

Nangong Wan stood in the white jade pavilion, her delicate brows slightly furrowed, a look of doubt flashing in her eyes.

"Grandmaster, we have already checked. The Black Scale Python is gone, but there are signs of its recent activity, and all the spiritual herbs here are still there."

A Qi Refining disciple came to Nangong Wan's side, also somewhat puzzled.

If the Blackscale Python was hunted down, why not collect these medicinal herbs? Did they come here just for the Blackscale Python's corpse?

The corpse of a top-tier first-order demon beast is worth several hundred spirit stones without a problem, and a demon beast like the Black-scaled Python, covered in scales, can fetch an even higher price.

After all, the corpses of demonic beasts are important materials for crafting magical artifacts and have always been hot-selling products, which is also related to the fact that there are not many demonic beasts in Tiannan.

If it's the Chaotic Star Sea, the same monster materials can be half the price.

Nangong Wan moved swiftly and arrived in front of Han Li.

"Did you find anything when you arrived at this swamp?"

With some doubts in her mind, Nangong Wan then found Han Li, the most advanced suspect in the swamp.

“I came down a little before you, and before I could even check, you came in.”

Because of Lu Yao, Han Li was no longer so wary of the people from the Hidden Moon Sect, and said with a helpless expression.

Of course, this was also without knowing Nangong Wan's identity; he thought Nangong Wan was just a Qi Refining disciple of the Hidden Moon Sect.

"It's strange."

Having no clue, Nangong Wan stopped thinking about it and instructed the disciples of the Hidden Moon Sect to quickly gather spiritual herbs before heading to the next monster spot.

After leaving the underground swamp, the group arrived at the stone palace above.

“Junior Nephew Lu, there is only half a day left before the forbidden area closes. You no longer need to follow me. You can also go and collect some spiritual herbs. You can't go back empty-handed. How many spiritual herbs you get in the forbidden area this time are all yours. I will explain to the sect.”

Nangong Wan glanced at Han Li, who was following behind Lu Yao, estimated the time when the forbidden area would close, and decided to let Lu Yao have half a day to move around freely.

Lu Yao was entrusted by the sect to protect her, and he even took the risk of taking the Transformation Pill. It would be unreasonable not to give him some benefits.

Moreover, Lu Yao has established his foundation again in the forbidden area. As an elder of the Hidden Moon Sect, Nangong Wan also attaches more importance to such a disciple with exceptional talent.

Half a day was enough for Lu Yao to clear out the two monster spots and harvest ten spiritual herbs, which could be considered a reward for him.

Nangong Wan still had the authority to allocate these medicinal herbs.

Next, Nangong Wan planned to clear two or three more monster spots before heading to the exit of the forbidden area to end her trip.

Currently, her storage bag contains more than fifty spiritual herbs, including eight thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, and even a considerable amount of medicinal materials for refining Foundation Establishment Pills.

One-third of these were contributed by the five people from Spirit Beast Mountain. After Lu Yao took their storage bags, he gave the spiritual herbs inside to Nangong Wan, while the magical artifacts and talismans belonged to Lu Yao.

"Thank you, uncle."

Lu Yao was slightly taken aback, but immediately understood what Nangong Wan meant.

Nangong Wan nodded and led the group of Yanyue Sect disciples to the next monster location.

"What are you daydreaming about? Everyone's gone."

Lu Yao turned around and saw Han Li staring blankly in the direction Nangong Wan had left, and couldn't help but laugh.

"Brother Yao, you just called her 'Master Aunt'? Aren't you a Foundation Establishment cultivator? If she calls you 'Master Aunt,' then she is...!"

Han Li snapped out of his daze and muttered to himself as he analyzed the situation, only to be startled by his own words.

"Just keep this to yourself, don't tell anyone else."

Lu Yao chuckled. Brother Han's reaction was quite quick.

"This is truly magical."

Han Li shook his head. A Core Formation elder and a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Hidden Moon Sect were both lurking in the forbidden area. Han Li couldn't help but silently mourn for the other six sects for half a second.

"Shall we move on to the next monster spot?"

Han Li immediately put these distracting thoughts aside and realized that with Lu Yao, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, as his powerful backer, the spiritual herbs from these demonic beasts would be readily available.

Thinking of this, Han Li's eyes lit up with excitement.

The more medicinal herbs he has, the greater the chance he will become an apprentice, and a bright future awaits him.

"Hehehe, it's too difficult to clean up the monster points one by one. I have a better way."

Lu Yao smiled mysteriously, the corners of his mouth beginning to turn upwards.

When Han Li heard that Lu Yao didn't plan to clean up the monster spots, he couldn't help but scratch his head.

……

When Han Li followed Lu Yao to the exit of the forbidden area, he initially thought Lu Yao was going to take him out, but Lu Yao's next move left him dumbfounded.

"Brother Yao, are you serious? Just the two of us, blocking everyone here??"

Han Li's eyes widened, and a question mark appeared above his head.

"Cough cough, what are you afraid of? I'm here."

Lu Yao coughed lightly, signaling to Han Li that he didn't need to be afraid.

"Wait, even if you're a Foundation Establishment cultivator, Brother Yao, can you really hold off so many cultivators at the late Qi Refining stage or even the Perfect Qi Refining stage?"

Han Li didn't have much of a concept of the power of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and was somewhat at a loss for what to do.

In fact, the overwhelming advantage of Foundation Establishment cultivators over Qi Refining cultivators is not absolute. Once the number of cultivators increases, even Foundation Establishment cultivators cannot withstand the pressure, as their mana consumption cannot sustain a prolonged battle.

Moreover, the disciples of the seven major sects in this forbidden area number over a hundred, and even counting those who were killed in the fighting within the forbidden area, there are still fifty or sixty of them.

These fifty or sixty people were all elite Qi Refining disciples from various major sects, and they possessed many top-grade magic weapons and other treasures. Not to mention Lu Yao, who was only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, even those at the later stage would not dare to block them.

There were once some disciples who had reached the peak of Qi Refining who joined forces at the exit of the forbidden area, attempting to plunder spiritual herbs in one fell swoop, but in the end, they all died and their cultivation was destroyed. After that, there was no more such incident.

"Don't worry, if we're outmatched, we'll just retreat. Once we're outside the forbidden area, do they dare to make a move?"

Lu Yao didn't intend to rob all of them; as long as each person handed over a spiritual herb, they could leave.

This would inevitably lead some cultivators who were unwilling to fight to choose to hand over the medicine and escape.

"Alright! Let's do it, Brother Yao!"

After thinking for a moment, Han Li finally made up his mind to do it.

"Alright! We'll split the profits 90/10 as brothers. You should disguise yourself first to at least cover up."

Lu Yao smiled and decided to let Han Li conceal his identity, since his features were very obvious. He was the only one with the Thunder Spirit Root, so it would be difficult for him to deny it.

However, Han Li is different. The magical artifacts he uses are quite varied, and ordinary people may not be able to identify them.