Am I not a nascent saint demon cultivator?

Time passed quietly, and several months later...

Qingyufang Market.

Inside a cave.

Xu Yun sat on the futon, making hand seals and mudras, his magical power flowing around him. If one looked inward, one could see mysterious fluctuations rippling in his mind.

These fluctuations were initially very gentle, but slowly they began to spin, like a vortex, gradually covering the entire mind.

At the very center of the vortex, Xu Yun's spiritual consciousness was being constantly refined and tempered, causing ripples to spread across its surface.

Buzz!

Accompanied by a series of soft sounds, Xu Yun's spiritual sense fluctuated, and he even felt a faint stinging pain, which made his expression slightly heavy.

But Xu Yun endured the stinging pain, steadfastly maintaining his incantation, mobilizing his spiritual power to temper and refine his spiritual consciousness.

After an unknown amount of time, Xu Yun slowly opened his eyes, simultaneously suppressing his aura, and the stinging sensation subsided.

"Phew... Cultivating this Spirit Tempering Technique is indeed difficult."

Xu Yun let out a long breath, expressing his heartfelt gratitude. In order to cultivate this Spirit Tempering Technique, he had specially asked Tian Lin Dao Ren, who was a remnant soul of Foundation Establishment, to assist him.

Daoist Tianlin readily agreed and devoted himself wholeheartedly to studying this secret method, while also transforming it into text that was easy for him to understand and cultivate.

Thanks to this, Xu Yun quickly mastered the Spirit Tempering Technique. Whenever he didn't understand something, Daoist Tianlin would patiently teach him and give him a lot of useful experience.

Even so, Xu Yun is only just getting started and still faces many challenges.

"According to the introduction of the Spirit Tempering Technique, this secret method has four stages: entry, minor success, major success, and perfection. Only by cultivating to perfection can one transform into a divine consciousness."

Xu Yun murmured, reviewing his previous cultivation process and filling in the gaps. "With Daoist Tianlin as my external brain, my cultivation method is basically fine. But if I want to speed up the process, I'm afraid I'll have to use some specific rare and precious materials to cultivate."

At this point, Xu Yun couldn't help but think of the rare and precious materials needed to cultivate the Spirit Tempering Technique, including spiritual herbs and pills, all of which were extremely valuable.

Even in Qingyu Market, it was difficult to find many useful natural treasures, which made him feel disappointed.

That makes sense. The secret method that allows one to develop divine consciousness during the Qi Refining stage requires extremely precious natural materials, which are not so easy to find.

"Sigh, it seems I can only try my best to cultivate while hoping to get lucky."

Xu Yun sighed and was about to sit down and meditate when he suddenly sensed a fluctuation coming from outside the formation, which made him raise his eyebrows slightly.

Immediately afterwards, he waved his hand, opening a gap in the formation, and then grabbed a sound transmission talisman in his hand.

Xu Yun grasped the communication talisman and channeled his own magical power into it to activate it. Soon, a familiar voice entered his ears, causing his expression to shift slightly.

The message talisman was clearly sent by Lin Zuibai, who said he had important matters to discuss and asked Lin Zuibai to come to his cave.

"I suppose it's because of that incident."

As Xu Yun said this, he slowly got up, left the cave, and headed to Lin Zuibai's residence.

Before long, he arrived at Lin Zuibai's cave. As he threw the sound transmission talisman into it, the sealed formation immediately opened an entrance.

Xu Yun's face showed just the right amount of anxiety and gloom. He immediately ran inside and soon met Lin Zuibai and the others.

"Brother Xu is here."

Lin Zuibai sat in the main seat, looking at the hurried Xu Yun, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Upon hearing this, Xu Yun first scanned the group, noticing the oppressive atmosphere, and then asked in a hoarse voice, "Still haven't found Brother Yang's whereabouts?"

"No, I've mobilized a lot of manpower and resources, but I still can't find a single clue."

Lin Zuibai shook his head and sighed, constantly rubbing his temples, looking troubled and depressed.

Since discovering Yang Feishuang's sudden disappearance, Lin Zuibai, as the leader of this small group, has naturally put in a lot of effort to find her, dead or alive.

Unfortunately, the other party didn't leave a trace at all, as if they had simply vanished from the spot, leaving Lin Zuibai exhausted during this period.

The others also looked grim; after all, as sworn brothers and sisters, it was naturally unpleasant for them to experience such a thing.

Xu Yun also looked distressed and troubled, casually found a futon to sit on, and complained to himself.

"Of course you can't find him, because he's inside my Banner of All Souls."

Previously, Yang Feishuang had deliberately concealed his whereabouts in order to secretly harm him. Not only his sworn friends, but also very few people in Qingyu Market knew where he was.

In order to complete the task of the Initial Saint System, Xu Yun naturally concealed his whereabouts when he went out with Yang Feishuang. He even returned cautiously, without making any noise, creating the illusion that he was just in seclusion and had not gone out.

Under these circumstances, naturally no one would suspect him.

"Alas, Brother Yang's disappearance is very unusual; perhaps he has fallen victim to someone else's evil scheme."

After a moment, Lin Zuibai glanced at everyone and couldn't help but sigh, "Moreover, that murderer was very secretive in his actions, and was probably a very experienced veteran, possibly even a demonic cultivator."

"Everyone must be careful these days. I don't want any of my brothers and sisters to experience the same thing again, since Brother Yang disappeared so mysteriously."

Upon hearing this, everyone readily agreed and expressed their willingness to continue searching for Yang Feishuang's whereabouts if they had the ability.

Xu Yun felt the same way, and at the same time, he was filled with emotion.

"Yang Feishuang is too wicked. So many sworn brothers are worried about him, yet he still colludes with demonic cultivators and even tries to harm me. If I hadn't been powerful enough to end his sinful life early, he probably would have harmed all these sworn brothers as well."

Thinking of this, Xu Yun felt even more that Yang Feishuang owed him too much karma, and he was determined to make her work like crazy in the future to repay all the karma she owed him.

"By the way, I've heard some rumors lately that the Muyun Merchant Guild is planning to hold an auction in Qingyufang City."

Just then, Lin Zuibai composed himself and announced some big news to everyone.

In an instant, everyone's expressions varied, but without exception, they all carried emotions such as excitement, joy, and exhilaration.

As a major force in Qingyu Market, the Muyun Merchant Guild holds auctions every so often, making it a renowned event.

It will inevitably attract many cultivators, and even some Foundation Establishment cultivators may appear.

"This auction by the Twilight Cloud Merchant Guild is an opportunity. There will be many items that are beneficial to cultivation. If any of you brothers and sisters are short of spirit stones, feel free to come and borrow some from me."

Lin Zuibai surveyed the crowd with an air of authority before speaking earnestly.

Yang Feishuang disappeared without explanation, and he couldn't do anything about it. This really damaged his prestige among his sworn brothers. In order to win people's hearts and save face, Lin Zuibai had to do something.

This auction by the Muyun Chamber of Commerce is a great opportunity. As the eldest brother, he is willing to lend spirit stones to help his brothers and sisters cultivate, which will help restore some of their confidence and enable them to better assist him in the future.