Am I not a nascent saint demon cultivator?

"I've already heard about what happened between Zhao Yunxuan and Shi Han."

Just then, Wen Xinlan seemed to have thought of something and suddenly spoke up, "Although I am not aware of the details, I believe that Fellow Daoist Xu is not the kind of person who would betray principles for personal gain."

As Wen Xinlan spoke, she looked at Xu Yun with unwavering determination. Even when Tianhe Tower was attacked by demonic cultivators and in the midst of chaos, he was willing to stand up and fight against her.

He even risked his life to deliver a fatal blow, managing to kill the demonic cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Refining and saving himself and everyone in Tianhe Tower.

How could such a person be the kind of person who would abandon morality for personal gain?

"Thank you, Manager Wen."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yun's face showed a hint of surprise, then he smiled and said, "These are talismans I've recently drawn; please accept them."

"The quality of the talismans drawn by Fellow Daoist Xu is as good as ever. These are your reward."

After taking the storage bag from Xu Yun, Wen Xinlan quickly calculated its value and then handed Xu Yun the corresponding amount of spirit stones.

After receiving the spirit stones, Xu Yun sensed them briefly with the much larger ones and realized that the quantity was just right, which made him feel quite moved.

"Helping Wen Xinlan before was definitely the right choice."

With Xu Yun and others' reputations severely damaged, even completing the Muyun Chamber of Commerce's mission will face some difficulties and obstacles.

However, Xu Yun continued to accept payment from Wen Xinlan without any obstacles, which shows how much Wen Xinlan trusted him.

In this way, Xu Yun might not need to create multiple aliases. With his relationship with Wen Xinlan, he could easily gain access to more resources, saving him a lot of effort.

After exchanging pleasantries with Wen Xinlan for a few more moments, Xu Yun took his leave and turned to depart.

Several months passed quickly.

Zhao Yunxuan and Shi Han's wedding was held as scheduled, receiving blessings from many cultivators. Even the main branch of the Ziyu Zhao family was invited to attend the ceremony, making it quite a grand occasion.

The news of Shi Han's falling out with his sworn friends spread throughout the entire Mofeng City, and even within the Muyun Chamber of Commerce, it became a topic of gossip.

Most people think Shi Han is quite pitiful. After he became successful, he not only did not receive blessings from his sworn friends, but he was also verbally abused and his relationship with them was forcibly severed because he was unwilling to support them.

As a result, during this period, Xu Yun and others' reputations plummeted, and countless people secretly cursed and despised them.

Fortunately, Wen Xinlan continued to treat Xu Yun and Wen Lingyu as always, and even personally told them that if they had any trouble, they could come to her.

However, in order to avoid causing trouble for each other, Xu Yun and Wen Lingyu deliberately chose to lay low for the time being, intending to gradually fade out of everyone's sight and deal with the rest later.

Lin Zuibai even took on a mission far away from Mofeng City, and probably doesn't plan to return for some time. For a time, the three of them suffered blows of varying degrees.

However, these blows were nothing to Xu Yun, but that didn't mean he would let it go. If given the chance, he would definitely take action and take revenge on Shi Han and the Ziyu Zhao family.

On this very day, inside a cave in Mofeng City.

Xu Yunduan sat on the futon, focused his mind and calmed his breath, and the energy in his body began to gradually rise.

Buzz!

At the same time, spiritual mist began to gradually spread out from Xu Yun's dantian, and it became increasingly dense until it covered the entire dantian.

These spiritual mists shimmered with a faint jade-like light. As Xu Yun continuously inhaled and exhaled spiritual energy, refining it into his body, it became increasingly pure after passing through his internal organs, limbs, and bones.

Moreover, layers of jade light also appeared on Xu Yun's skin. As he circulated the Hengyuan Gong and continuously inhaled and exhaled spiritual energy, this jade light became increasingly profound and even gradually merged with his skin.

Swish!

After an unknown amount of time, Xu Yun suddenly shuddered, as if his aura had reached a critical point.

At the same time, the spiritual energy emanating from the first-grade high-level spiritual vein in this place was constantly drawn into Xu Yun's body, forming a spiritual energy vortex.

The next moment, as the vortex of spiritual energy surged, it was all drawn into Xu Yun's body, making his aura become increasingly profound, until at a certain moment, it broke through the shackles.

Boom!

Centered on Xu Yun, violent waves of air roared out, spreading throughout the entire cave, even causing the array patterns and restrictions here to involuntarily emerge and begin to resist.

After an unknown amount of time, the surging waves of air finally subsided, and Xu Yun slowly calmed down and quietly opened his eyes.

Qi Refining Level 7, breakthrough successful!

"Is this the realm of the late stage of Qi Refining?"

Xu Yun murmured to himself, a look of joy involuntarily appearing on his face. He kept looking inward at himself and felt that his foundation was incredibly profound.

It should be noted that he did not take any pills when he broke through to the late stage of Qi Refining; he relied entirely on his own foundation.

This is quite remarkable in the eyes of ordinary cultivators. It means that one's foundation and roots have been honed to perfection, and one can break through naturally without the help of any external aids.

"The reason I was able to break through so smoothly is mainly due to the greatly enhanced spiritual consciousness and the high-quality 'Hengyuan Gong'."

Xu Yun murmured to himself that he was not a superior spiritual root after all, but only a mixed spiritual root, and did not have the outstanding talent of the former.

Fortunately, through his hard work, he gradually made up for his shortcomings. When he broke through to the late stage of Qi Refining, he did not take any pills. He relied solely on his own foundation to achieve a breakthrough.

The assistance provided by spiritual awareness is obvious. It allows one to clearly understand the cultivation techniques and the flow of magical power through one's own meridians.

Not to mention the magical power refined from Hengyuan Gong, which is simpler and easier to cultivate than the "Qi Transformation Technique". With these two methods working together, Xu Yun's cultivation progress has increased significantly.

"Now that I've reached the late stage of Qi Refining, I'm one step closer to Foundation Establishment. I must speed up the preparation of various auxiliary spiritual items for Foundation Establishment."

Xu Yun murmured to himself. During this period, he had obtained some rare and precious materials to enhance the Tempering Spirit Technique through various resource channels, bringing him one step closer to the perfect level.

As for other natural treasures that are beneficial to foundation building, Xu Yun is still collecting them, but this is not an easy task and requires more planning.

Buzz!

Just as Xu Yun was pondering his future plans, he suddenly raised an eyebrow and sensed fluctuations coming from outside the cave.

At this point, someone is still contacting him?

Xu Yun was somewhat surprised. He knew very well how bad his reputation was now, so at this time, the only people who would contact him besides Wen Xinlan were a few sworn friends.

Thinking of this, Xu Yun immediately took out his token and opened a crack in the array outside the cave.

Swish!

Immediately afterwards, Xu Yun grabbed a sound transmission talisman in his palm. As he poured his magic power into it, a familiar female voice soon came out, choked with sobs and filled with grief.

"Brother Xu... Sister Xiao, she... she's dead!!"

As soon as the words were spoken, Xu Yun stood there stunned, feeling somewhat dazed.

Xiao Menglin...she's dead?