Am I not a nascent saint demon cultivator?

Moments later, in Mofeng City.

A remote place.

Wen Lingyu covered her mouth and wept bitterly, sobbing uncontrollably. Xu Yun stood beside her, silent, staring blankly at the tombstone in front of him.

Upon closer inspection, one can see several large characters engraved on it: "Tomb of Xiao Menglin".

"It is said that Xiao Mei was originally on a mission to hunt demonic beasts outside Mofeng City, but she was attacked by demonic cultivators. Although she fought hard, she was ultimately no match for them and died."

Wen Lingyu barely recovered, her face haggard, and her voice hoarse as she spoke.

Since the three of them broke ties with Shi Han, they have maintained contact and supported each other, and their relationship has deepened.

However, Wen Lingyu never expected that she would receive news of Xiao Menglin's tragic death at this time, which dealt her a great blow.

Lin Zuibai is not currently in Mofeng City; he is on a mission elsewhere and is also temporarily avoiding trouble. Therefore, the letters carrying messages will arrive a little later.

Therefore, Wen Lingyu quickly contacted Xu Yun to mourn Xiao Menglin together.

"Did Shi Han... come?"

After a moment of silence, Xu Yun finally spoke these words. After all, Shi Han and Xiao Menglin were childhood sweethearts and had once shared a romantic relationship.

With Xiao Menglin dead, Shi Han also had a reason to come and mourn together.

"Heh, I sent him a voice transmission talisman a long time ago, but it was blocked."

Upon hearing this, Wen Lingyu couldn't help but sneer, her gentle and calm face filled with resentment. "Indeed, he is currently the son-in-law of the Ziyu Zhao family, enjoying the height of his success. Why would he lower himself to come and associate with us lower cultivators?"

He spoke as if he were mocking himself, but his tone was filled with endless chill and hatred.

After all, if Shi Han hadn't insisted on his own way and directly contacted the Zhao family of Ziyu without consulting them, and even become their son-in-law, it would have been a great loss.

Otherwise, how could the three of them have suffered all sorts of suppression? And Xiao Menglin wouldn't have been attacked and killed by demonic cultivators because of this incident, in order to earn more resources and take on more missions.

"Yeah......"

Upon hearing this, Xu Yun fell silent once again, feeling quite emotional.

It's true that the world is cold and heartless, and people's hearts have changed. Thinking back to the old days, when they were still in Qingyu Market, they were very close, especially Shi Han and Xiao Menglin, who were childhood sweethearts and deeply in love.

However, now that Shi Han has become the son-in-law of the Zhao family, Zi Yu, he has completely changed. He is not only indifferent to his friends, but also to his childhood sweetheart.

Xu Yun didn't know what to say about this, he could only say that fate was playing tricks on him.

"Brother Xu, from now on, the three of us must be even closer. Sister Xiao is gone, and I don't want to see anything happen to you and my elder brother."

Just then, Wen Lingyu wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and looked deeply at Xu Yun, her expression filled with very complex emotions.

Upon hearing this, Xu Yun felt that the other person's emotions seemed a bit strange, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

However, Xu Yun could sense that the other party was serious, so he quickly nodded and said, "Okay, Sister Wen, if you encounter any trouble during this time, just let me know, and I will do my best to resolve it."

"I don't have any trouble here, but you absolutely must not push yourself. I think you should be breaking through to the late stage of Qi Refining soon. Just let me know if you need anything."

Wen Lingyu shook her head slightly, looking at Xu Yun with genuine affection, as if afraid that if she wasn't careful, he would also follow in Xiao Menglin's footsteps.

However, Wen Lingyu did not notice the aura emanating from Xu Yun. He had already broken through to the late stage of Qi Refining. On the way here, he had already used an invisible mask to conceal himself and avoid being noticed by others.

After all, it was rather strange that Xu Yun could break through to the late stage of Qi Refining with his apparent talent and resources. It was inevitable that someone with ulterior motives would notice something amiss and cause trouble.

Even so, Xu Yun was still quite grateful for Wen Lingyu's attitude, and bowed respectfully, saying, "Thank you, Sister Wen."

"There's no need for that. Aren't we brothers and sisters?"

Upon seeing this scene, Wen Lingyu smiled gently. The two then tidied up Xiao Menglin's burial site, paid their deepest respects, and left together.

.........

Before we knew it, time had slipped away, and another two years had passed.

During this time, after Lin Zuibai returned from his mission, he personally mourned Xiao Menglin and then met with Xu Yun and Wen Lingyu, deepening their friendship.

Although the outside world still puts various kinds of pressure on the three of them, it is undoubtedly less than before, especially since Wen Lingyu recently succeeded in refining a first-grade high-quality pill and became a first-grade high-quality alchemist.

This news immediately caused a stir in the entire Mofeng City, since first-grade alchemists were quite rare in the city.

Especially after the death of that alchemist Yang, the Muyun Chamber of Commerce branch in Mofeng City lost some of its supply capacity of first-grade high-quality pills, which caused some distress to the branch's higher-ups.

Wen Lingyu's advancement to a first-grade high-level alchemist at this time undoubtedly surprised them, and they immediately promoted her to a second-grade retainer.

As for the infamy of turning against sworn friends and forcing them to support him, although it has some impact, it is not significant.

Faced with true strength, mere reputation seems insignificant. Thanks to Wen Lingyu, Xu Yun and Lin Zuibai faced less suppression within Mofeng City.

On this day, Xu Yun went to Tianhe Tower as usual to supply talismans, but much less frequently than before.

The reason for this is that the great battle between Yuan Tianzong and Tianming Palace is gradually subsiding. According to the information Xu Yun obtained, the two forces are evenly matched, and as the fighting intensifies, it is even affecting the overall situation of the Yuan Kingdom.

Originally, everyone expected that the entire Yuan Kingdom would be thrown into chaos, but in the end, the confrontation between the two major forces gradually subsided.

According to rumors, it seems that other forces intervened and benefited from the conflict, forcing the Yuan Tian Sect and Tian Ming Palace to cease hostilities. Others say that the Core Formation Realm experts behind the two major forces fought to the death, resulting in a great deal of speculation.

However, with the end of the conflict between Yuan Tianzong and Tianming Palace, the chaos in Yuan Kingdom gradually disappeared, and Xu Yun lost a stable channel to earn spirit stones.

Even so, with his current wealth and those hidden, unspeakable resources, he has a good chance of winning the Foundation Establishment Pill competition.

Thinking this, Xu Yun arrived at Tianhe Tower, stepped inside, and skillfully approached a counter deep inside.

"Fellow Daoist Xu has arrived."

Wen Xinlan stood behind the counter as always, smiling as she looked at Xu Yun. She skillfully took the storage bag full of talismans and said with emotion, "I have also heard that Fellow Daoist Wen has successfully advanced to a first-grade high-level alchemist and been promoted to a second-grade venerable. In this way, the suppression from you three sworn friends will be greatly relieved. Xinlan congratulates you in advance."

As she spoke, Wen Xinlan handed Xu Yun the reward he was owed, a hint of envy appearing in her eyes.

As is widely known, alchemy is the most difficult and demanding skill among all the arts of cultivation.

Therefore, alchemists are treated favorably in every faction, especially those who are exceptionally skilled.

With her first-grade alchemy skills, Wen Lingyu was directly promoted to a second-grade honorific, surpassing Wen Xinlan in status and position. How could Wen Xinlan not feel envious?

At the same time, she also knew that Wen Lingyu valued the sworn brotherhood very much and cared about both Xu Yun and Lin Zuibai. It was because of this that she couldn't help but feel that her choice back then was correct.

When Xu Yun and others were suffering from external persecution, she did not join in the persecution. Instead, she occasionally lent a helping hand, thus forging a deep friendship with them.

At that time, she would ask Wen Lingyu to supply more of the first-grade high-quality pills she had refined to her Tianhe Tower, which would allow her to gain more business.