The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

A moment later, the disciples of the Merit Pavilion returned Lu Yao's token.

"Uncle-Master Lu, the five Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Demonic Path have contributed a total of sixty-five. Do you have any items you wish to exchange for?"

After recording Lu Yao's contributions into a magical artifact, the disciples of the Merit Pavilion asked a question.

According to the standards of the Merit Pavilion, a cultivator in the early stage of Foundation Establishment is worth ten points, and a cultivator in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment is worth fifteen points.

As for Qi Refining cultivators, the number varies from one to three, but they are indeed very cost-effective targets. After all, if you can target Qi Refining cultivators, why risk dealing with Foundation Establishment cultivators?

This has resulted in very few Qi Refining cultivators traveling alone in the entire Golden Drum Plain. Most of them act together with Foundation Establishment cultivators or are responsible for some logistical work, such as the disciples of the Merit Pavilion, etc.

"Oh? Let me see the redemption book."

Lu Yao's heart stirred; he wanted to see what the seven major sects had come up with to entice their disciples and rogue cultivators to risk their lives.

"Uncle-Master Lu, please take a look."

The disciple of the Merit Pavilion took out a jade slip.

Lu Yao scanned it with his divine sense, and the contents appeared in his eyes.

Millennium-old elixirs, talismans, top-grade magic artifacts, foundation-building pills, magic weapon crafting methods...

There are many kinds; it seems the seven major sects have really brought something out of their hands.

However, the extremely valuable thousand-year-old spiritual herbs and talismans are not cheap, and ordinary cultivators would probably have to stay in Golden Drum Plain for several years to accumulate enough contribution points.

"Give me those ancient pill formulas, and a Foundation Establishment Pill formula."

Lu Yao quickly decided to exchange for the pill formula. The materials for the ancient pill formula were extremely difficult to find in the Tiannan cultivation world, but in the Chaotic Star Sea, they were not exactly everywhere, but at least not rare, so he could collect some of them.

As for the Foundation Establishment Pill formula, Lu Yao considered that using high-quality pills would be more effective for Lü Su and the other women when they established their foundations.

Although Lu Yao could also use the Haotian Pearl to consume the world's origin to raise the girls' cultivation levels.

However, the cost would far exceed his own standard of use, and since he could improve by consuming spiritual resources, there was no need to consume his original space.

"A pill formula? My uncle is an alchemist?"

The disciple of Lun Gong Pavilion was slightly taken aback; he hadn't expected Lu Yao to exchange for these items.

After all, on the battlefield of Jingu Plain, anything that could improve one's strength was the first priority. He thought things like pill formulas were just something the sects were putting out to make up the numbers.

"What? Is there a problem?"

Lu Yao frowned, revealing his displeasure.

"Please forgive me, Uncle-Master! This disciple will exchange it for you immediately."

The disciples of the Merit Pavilion immediately showed panic and hurriedly took out several jade slips from the inner treasury at the back.

For sects, pill formulas are not unique; they are all mass-produced and copied, so the price is not very high.

The most expensive of the pill formulas Lu Yao exchanged was the Foundation Establishment Pill formula, which cost 25 contribution points, the price of two Foundation Establishment demonic cultivators.

After putting away the jade slip, Lu Yao was about to leave when he was stopped by several people.

"Please wait, fellow Daoist."

A disciple from Huangfeng Valley called out to Lu Yao and then led several people behind him to Lu Yao's side.

"I am Chen Yan from Huangfeng Valley, and these are fellow Daoists from other sects."

Chen Yan, dressed in Huangfeng Valley attire, exuded a mature and composed demeanor coupled with a resolute face, making him incredibly approachable.

"Is there something you need, fellow Daoist?"

Lu Yao glanced at Chen Yan a few times. With his late Foundation Establishment cultivation, he could be considered an elite disciple of Huangfeng Valley. He probably came to Jingu Plain to seek the opportunity to form his core.

"I was impressed by your outstanding achievements just now, and I was eager to befriend you. Please forgive me."

Chen Yan smiled and said sincerely.

"Lu Yao of the Hidden Moon Sect greets you fellow Daoists."

As the saying goes, one doesn't hit a smiling face, and since they were all disciples of the seven major sects, Lu Yao naturally wouldn't show any displeasure.

"Are you the successor disciple of the Hidden Moon Sect?"

Upon hearing Lu Yao's words, Chen Yan was taken aback, and Lu Yao's identity immediately came to mind.

As a disciple of the renowned Qiong Laoguai and a successor disciple of the Yanyue Sect, Lu Yao is quite well-known among the Seven Great Sects and is already one of the best among the new generation of Foundation Establishment disciples.

"Fellow Daoist, please tell me why you sought me out."

Lu Yao shook his head, not caring much about the title of disciple of the lineage.

"Fellow Daoist, do you have any ideas about forming a team to hunt down demonic cultivators?"

Chen Yan then revealed his purpose: he had invited Lu Yao to team up because he saw that Lu Yao was quite capable.

After all, the more powerful teammates they have, the safer they become during their operation at Jingu Plain.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, please forgive me, but I still wish to act alone."

Lu Yao glanced at the group of people and said without changing his expression.

These people are quite strong; one is at the late Foundation Establishment stage and three are at the mid Foundation Establishment stage, making them a very elite team.

However, he had no intention of forming a team, so Chen Yan's idea was likely to fall through.

"Oh? In that case, I won't bother you any longer, fellow Daoist."

Chen Yan nodded, as if he had expected Lu Yao's answer.

After learning Lu Yao's identity, he understood that Lu Yao would not team up with them.

I'm just trying it out now.

"Farewell."

Lu Yao then left the Hall of Merit and headed towards his temporary cave dwelling.

"I never expected this person to have such a background. No wonder he has such a record."

A young man behind Chen Yan shook his head and said leisurely.

"Enough talk, let's go. Let's try to kill as many demon cubs as possible today. I still want to exchange for a top-grade magic weapon."

A middle-aged woman waved her hand and said somewhat impatiently.

The group then headed towards the front lines at Jingu Plain.

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Inside the cave, Lu Yao took out the Lava Demon Banner that he had obtained from the Flame Demon True Man.

Item: Lava Banner

Rank: Low-grade Xuan level (magic weapon)

Features: Magic Flame

Function: A natal magic weapon crafted by a Core Formation cultivator, capable of summoning raging demonic flames to defend against enemies.

It was an ordinary magic weapon, but the Flame Demon True Man nurtured it with his magic power, which increased its power by three points.

Lu Yao used his magic power to refine it, and thus gained a basic understanding of this magical artifact.

Lu Yao now possesses four magical treasures. Among them, Li Er's Spirit Ghost Black Staff is damaged and temporarily unusable, but the other three magical treasures are sufficient for Lu Yao's use.

However, Lu Yao did not yet possess a natal magic weapon, thus he was unable to unleash the full power of his Core Formation stage.

"It seems that the forging of my natal magic weapon should be put on the agenda."

Lu Yao thought about it and realized that relying on these ordinary magic weapons all the time wasn't a good solution.

However, the methods for refining magic weapons circulating within the Hidden Moon Sect were all ordinary, which Lu Yao didn't find appealing.

After a moment's thought, Lu Yao decided to create his own method for crafting magical artifacts.

However, Lu Yao was not going to just imagine things out of thin air; he planned to draw on the strengths of various schools of thought to design a magic weapon that suited him.

As for the methods of crafting magical artifacts, whether they are from the demonic path or the seven major sects, they are not difficult to obtain in Jin Gu Yuan now.