The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

Lu Yao opened the storage bags of the young prince and Steward Wang, and immediately showed a look of disgust on his face.

"A bunch of poor bastards."

Lu Yao pursed his lips and put the storage bag away.

When Lu Yao tied up the young prince, Xiao Cuier ran to Xiao Zhen's side.

"Cough cough cough, thank you for saving my life, senior. I really have no way to repay you. If you have any requests, I will do my best."

With Xiao Cuier's help, Xiao Zhen struggled to his feet and quickly bowed to Lu Yao in gratitude.

"No, you can repay me."

Lu Yao shook his head, looking at Xiao Zhen with an inscrutable expression.

Xiao Zhen's expression changed slightly, and he immediately thought of the animal hide in his storage bag.

"This old man does not understand what you mean, senior. May I ask if you could explain it to me?"

Although Xiao Cui had some guesses in her heart, she did not show them on her face. Instead, she showed a look of doubt.

"The concealment techniques you two use are quite profound. Would you mind taking a look?"

Lu Yao sighed inwardly, thinking, "As expected of someone who has spent years among rogue cultivators, he's quite the actor."

"So this is what you were referring to, senior. You saved my grandfather and me, so I'm giving this to you."

Xiao Zhen immediately realized that the animal hide was beyond saving, so he simply took it out.

A piece of animal skin covered with small writing appeared in Xiao Zhen's hand, which he then handed to Lu Yao.

"Consider this mid-grade magic artifact my reward. Farewell."

Lu Yao's subordinate, Beast Hide, selected a mid-grade magic artifact from the Origin Space and gave it to Xiao Zhen.

"Senior, this is absolutely impossible..."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhen wanted to refuse, but Lu Yao, who had just been in front of them, had vanished.

"This senior doesn't seem to be a bad person."

After watching her grandfather put the magic artifact into his storage bag, Xiao Cuier couldn't help but speak up.

“My Cui’er, in this world, what is the difference between good and bad among cultivators? This senior probably doesn’t want to owe us anything.”

Xiao Zhen shook his head and couldn't help but sigh.

The concealment technique on the animal hide was quite profound. Both the grandfather and grandson had learned it, but there were still some characters they couldn't understand. It must be something extraordinary that could pique the interest of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Unfortunately, such a thing would be a ticking time bomb for rogue cultivators like them. Xiao Zhen is already quite satisfied with the current outcome.

……

Back in his rented house, Lu Yao took out the animal hide.

The incantation for concealing one's breath was written in the Yue Kingdom script, which Lu Yao could understand. However, there was a portion in demonic script, which Lu Yao couldn't understand for the time being. He could only wait and see if the Hidden Moon Sect had any records of demonic script.

"Haotian Pearl! Appraisal!"

Item: Nameless Concealing Breath Technique

Rank: Core Formation level technique

Function: This technique has three layers. The first layer can block the perception of Qi Refining cultivators, the second layer can block the perception of Foundation Establishment cultivators, and the third layer can block the perception of Core Formation cultivators.

Item: Swift Wind Nine Transformations

Rank: Nascent Soul level divine power

Function: A supernatural power that can be cultivated by the demon race, allowing them to transform into the true form of a demon beast using the essence and blood of demon beasts.

The information from the Haotian Pearl's appraisal was roughly what Lu Yao had expected, but Lu Yao hadn't anticipated that this Breath Concealment Technique could actually shield a Core Formation cultivator's divine sense.

Without further hesitation, Lu Yao immediately began learning the Breath Concealing Technique.

The night passed quickly, and Lu Yao successfully mastered the concealment technique he learned from the animal hide, reaching the first level.

For Lu Yao, the first level of the Breath Concealment Technique was easy to master; the Xiao family grandfather and grandson were also at this level.

However, it is simply impossible to learn and master the latter two levels without spending time and effort, even if it takes several or even a decade.

"Haotian Pearl! Upgrade!"

Lu Yao gave a soft shout in his heart, and a milky white light enveloped the world, while the world's origin was also rapidly being consumed.

The origin of the world: →

The consumption of over 50,000 units of world essence directly brought the Breath Concealing Technique to its perfect state.

From now on, unless one directly injects magical power into Lu Yao's body to investigate, even a Core Formation cultivator using divine sense will not be able to know Lu Yao's cultivation level.

"It's time to advance to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage."

Lu Yao's expression shifted slightly as he activated the Haotian Pearl once more, beginning his advancement in cultivation.

The milky white light reappeared, but disappeared again after only a few breaths.

Origin of the World: →2151

The consumption of over 70,000 units of world origin immediately raised Lu Yao's cultivation level to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

Looking at the nearly empty World Origin, Lu Yao couldn't help but sigh that the World Origin was too fragile.

Lu Yao took out pills to enhance his magical power and began to replenish it.

The pill formula he obtained from the Hidden Moon Sect has not yet been enhanced with the world's origin, so he cannot refine it himself and can only use ordinary pills, which are quite numerous in Lu Yao's origin space.

As Lu Yao went into seclusion to cultivate and replenish his magical power, the Black Fiend Sect in Yuejing also launched an investigation into the death of the young prince.

Because Qingwen and Yeshe Wu Jiuzhi were killed by Lu Yao in Tainan Valley, other Black Fiend Cult cultivators replaced them as blood servants.

The investigation was conducted on Ice Demon and Iron Luo.

The young prince was, after all, a disciple of the Black Fiend Sect leader, so the Black Fiend Sect took his death quite seriously.

The bodies of the young prince and others were neatly laid out in the courtyard of the original residence where the Xiao family had lived.

"The one who made the move is a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and he's skilled in ice magic. He's really asking for trouble, daring to provoke the Black Fiend Sect!"

The ice demon has snow-white hair and pale skin.

Judging from the traces of magic nearby, he could easily obtain a lot of information.

"We should capture this person and send him to the Blood Prison for the cult leader's blood sacrifice."

Tie Luo is depicted as a muscular giant. He is indifferent to the death of the young prince, but is extremely angry about Lu Yao's provocation of the Black Fiend Sect.

“A group of Foundation Establishment cultivators have recently arrived in Yuejing. We cannot act rashly. We must find them first.”

The Ice Demon's expression was cold, but he clearly didn't want to cause a stir, so he decided to investigate secretly.

"This is such a hassle! You can look for it first, and let me know when you find it."

Tie Luo waved his hand impatiently and went straight back to the palace to cultivate.

The Ice Demon didn't care about Tie Luo's attitude, and instead approached a trace of frost that hadn't yet dissipated.

"Hehehe! You actually dared to use ice magic, you're asking for death."

The ice demon smeared a smear of frost between her fingers and then put it in her mouth.

The Ice Demon is skilled in using ice magic, but he does not have an ice spirit root; rather, it is related to his constitution.

He was born with an ice-blooded body, could skillfully cast ice spells, and could easily distinguish the magical aura within Lu Yao's frost.

Therefore, the Ice Demon was very confident that she could find Lu Yao in a short time.

Unfortunately, Lu Yao had already mastered the Concealing Breath Technique to perfection, so the Ice Demon's plan was destined to fail.