Mortal Cultivator: Lin Tianzun

Chapter 93: Traveling with Treasures, the Six Sects of Demonic Path

Time flies like a firefly; in just half a year, it's already gone. That day, the door to the Yuelu Hall's weapon-refining room slowly swung, emitting a dull, long-drawn creaking sound, as if revealing a secret.

Lin Fan stepped out of the door, his face slightly haggard, the fatigue of days of refining deeply etched on his face. However, the complex emotions surging in his eyes were difficult to describe. They contained both the disappointment of not having achieved the expected results and the reflection and contemplation of this experience. This refining journey could not be simply defined as "success" or "failure."

Thinking back on the materials used in this refining, each one was a rare treasure, priceless in the world of immortal cultivation. Each material contained a vast and unique spiritual energy, which should have been able to produce a top-tier ancient treasure. However, Lin Fan's refining temperature was just a little off.

In that scorching hot and spiritually charged refining room, what was finally born was not the top-level ancient treasure that Lin Fan had been dreaming of, but an ancient treasure of top-grade quality - the Ice and Fire Cover.

When he held the Ice and Fire Shield in his hand, it felt warm to the touch, and a subtle, miraculous blend of ice and fire flowed through its surface. Upon closer inspection, he could see the icy air and blazing flames intertwining and interweaving, yet strangely maintaining a delicate balance, as if the philosophical principles of the interplay of all things in the world were embodied there.

Although this ice and fire shield is only a millimeter away from the top ancient treasure, in the world of immortal cultivation, this millimeter is like a world of difference, like a chasm that is difficult to cross.

Lin Fan was filled with regret, and couldn't help but sigh. That sigh was filled with a desire for perfection and the frustration of not being able to achieve it. But when he calmed down and thought carefully, he realized that although this Ice and Fire Shield hadn't reached the ideal state of perfection he had in mind, its practical value could not be underestimated.

Before reaching the Nascent Soul stage, this Ice and Fire Shield served as a sturdy shield for him as he navigated the world of immortal cultivation. Whether he was caught up in a dangerous battle, surrounded by powerful enemies, or stepping into a mysterious and perilous realm, exploring hidden treasures and opportunities, the Ice and Fire Shield provided him with a reliable shield with its unique defensive power.

Lin Fan, carrying the Ice and Fire Shield, dragged his exhausted body back to the cave abode after days of refining. The exhaustion that penetrated deep into his bones, like a surging tide, completely overwhelmed him, and each step was heavy and slow.

He knew that his body and mind were in dire need of a deep recuperation. So, for the next few days, he immersed himself in a sweet rest, completely detaching himself from the intense tension and exhaustion of refining, and thoroughly enjoying this hard-earned tranquility and relaxation.

After his spirits had fully recovered, Lin Fan felt a strong urge within him. He resolved to completely renovate his cave abode. For over eighty years, he had devoted himself to the study of formations.

Countless nights, or studying late into the night under dim candlelight, the front of him was filled with various ancient books and rune drawings about formations. The yellowed papers trembled slightly in the breeze, as if silently telling the secrets of the ancient formations.

Or he would sit alone in the depths of his cave, eyes closed in deep contemplation, repeatedly deducing the layout of various formations and the flow of spiritual energy in his mind, his face sometimes showing a look of sudden enlightenment, and sometimes falling into deep thought. This unremitting effort and persistence allowed him to accumulate profound attainments in the art of formations, and he had already become a formation master that should not be underestimated in the world of immortal cultivation.

During the process of refining weapons in Yuelu Palace this time, perhaps with God's blessing, by chance, he successfully refined several sets of extraordinary powerful high-level formations, namely the Five Elements Soul-Concealing Formation, the Soul-Gathering Formation and the Eight Desolate Fire Formation.

The Five Elements Soul-Concealing Formation embodies his profound understanding of the power of the Five Elements. This formation cleverly utilizes the principles of the Five Elements' mutual generation and mutual restraint. When activated, the aura of the entire cave seems to blend into the natural world, completely concealing it.

Even a formidable cultivator with profound cultivation and keen perception would be unable to detect the hidden wonders of this cave without intense concentration and a thorough exploration with his powerful divine sense. It was as if a mysterious paradise had been opened up amidst the perils of the immortal cultivation world, offering Lin Fan a safe haven amidst the complexities of cultivation. The Spirit Gathering Formation was a truly coveted aid for cultivators. Using a unique method of spiritual energy manipulation, it constructed a bridge connecting the spiritual energies of heaven and earth, frantically gathering the free-flowing spiritual energy between them. As if drawn by an invisible hand, this rich spiritual energy poured endlessly into the cave.

For practitioners, these spiritual energies are like a powerful boost that can greatly speed up the pace of cultivation, allowing practitioners to be more powerful on the road of cultivation, break through the bottleneck of their own realm more quickly, and move towards a higher realm of cultivation.

As for the Eight Desolate Blazing Fire Formation, it was even more formidable. Once activated, the spirit stones contained within the formation instantly released tremendous energy, transforming into blazing flames that surged in from all directions, instantly forming a fiery and indestructible defensive barrier.

Any intruder who carelessly stepped inside would be instantly engulfed by the blazing heat, the scorching flames threatening to reduce everything to ash. Protected by this barrier, even against the all-out assault of a Core Formation Stage expert, the cave residence could hold its ground for a while, becoming a solid fortress protecting his cultivation and providing him with a safe haven in this perilous world of immortal cultivation.

With these arrays protecting the cave, Lin Fan could not only meditate and practice with peace of mind, but also travel far away without having to worry about the arrays in the cave being broken and the spiritual herbs inside being picked up.

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Several months passed slowly, and everything was ready. During this time, Lin Fan found an elixir from the Ancient Alchemy Classic that could restore the mana of a Jindan Stage cultivator—the "Hui Yuan Dan"—and successfully refined several batches.

This "Huiyuan Pill" can help cultivators at the third level of the Jindan stage to recover their magic power within the time of an incense stick. The refining materials require seven or eight thousand-year-old elixirs.

For ordinary Jindan stage cultivators, these thousand-year-old spiritual medicines would most likely be used to refine pills to improve their cultivation, but Lin Fan had a rich reserve of thousand-year-old spiritual medicines, and for him, saving his life was more important.

Back when he was building his foundation, Lin Fan had already refined a batch of Dingyan Pills. He took one pill then, and still had a few left. He might need the Dingyan Pills during his current elixir-gathering outing. While this pill held little appeal for male cultivators, it held a fatal allure for female cultivators. Few in the world of immortal cultivation could resist the allure of Dingyan Pills.

After Lin Fan used the magical power of the Qiankun Creation Cauldron to cultivate the "Huiyuan Pill", its efficacy was greatly enhanced. It only took half an incense stick of time to restore 50% of Lin Fan's magic power.

After he was ready, Lin Fan's spiritual energy surged throughout his body, and in an instant, he transformed into a brilliant streak of light, speeding towards the direction of the Six Demonic Sects. Along the way, he was like a meteor streaking across the sky, moving at lightning speed.

During the one-month long journey, he was almost always flying, except for the time when he had to stop from time to time to use mid-level spirit stones to restore his mana due to mana consumption.

During this journey, he traversed towering mountain ranges, where spiritual energy permeated the air, and the roars of ferocious beasts echoed through the valleys; he crossed the turbulent Spirit River, where the water surged, spiritual energy surged, and the splashing water shimmered with strange light; he passed through the desolate and silent desert, where the yellow sand filled the sky and hidden dangers, and occasionally glimpsed ancient ruins buried in the desert. But Lin Fan's goal was firm, and he was unwavering, unwavering in his single-minded pursuit of reaching the Six Sects of the Demonic Path as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)