Mortal: Starting by looting Han Laomo's entire herb garden

Lu Yan frowned and patted the spirit beast pouch.

Two streaks of light flew out from within, and a silver dragon and a spider appeared beside them.

Both spirit beasts had reached the peak of level four.

The three landed ten feet away, looked Lu Yan and the two spirit beasts beside him up and down, and were immediately shocked.

"Greetings, fellow Daoist. I am Huang Long, the Protector of the Thousand Bamboo Sect in the far west, ordered to hunt down a traitor to our sect."

He pointed to Senior Brother Lin on the ground:

"This man is Lin Qin, a traitor of my Thousand Bamboo Sect. He has been infiltrating Yellow Maple Valley for many years, plotting evil deeds. We have been investigating him for a long time, and today we have finally captured him. Since you have come across him, please do me a favor and hand over his body to me to report back."

Lu Yan remained outwardly calm, but his mind raced.

If Senior Brother Lin remembers correctly, in the original story he should have accidentally stumbled into Han Li's cave and then been trapped in the Reversed Five Elements Formation. He never expected that he would run into it directly this time.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. The Spirit Eye Spring is gone, and the spiritual herbs have been discovered. Han Li certainly wouldn't dare to open a cave here.

This Senior Brother Lin is quite interesting; he was originally the son of the leader of the Thousand Bamboo Sect.

Unfortunately, the former leader was assassinated by Jin Nantian, and the man surnamed Lin was so engrossed in the game of power in his youth that he neglected his cultivation and his cultivation level was stuck at the Foundation Establishment stage.

Ultimately, he was no match for Jin Nantian and had no choice but to flee to the Yue Kingdom.

This guy is always advising people to know how to make choices, but as soon as he broke through to the third level of the Great Evolution Technique, he started thinking about regaining his position as sect leader.

So he secretly contacted his old subordinates, but Huang Long and Jin Nantian were doing well together and had no interest in working for Lin.

Huang Long decisively betrayed Senior Brother Lin and used the Black Silk Gu to assassinate him, which led to this scene.

Having understood everything, Lu Yan said calmly, "This is the territory of my Yellow Maple Valley. If you can just take it away as you please, how am I supposed to explain this to the Core Formation Elder of my sect afterwards?"

Huang Long felt a chill run down his spine when he heard the other party mention a Core Formation Elder.

If possible, he wouldn't want to attract monsters at the Core Formation stage, but he absolutely couldn't give up the Great Evolution Technique.

He could only politely say, "Fellow Daoist, you may not know this, but this person is the son of the former leader of the Thousand Bamboo Sect. He fled into the Yellow Maple Valley to hide after failing to seize the position of leader."

He has been lying low for years, secretly contacting his former subordinates with ulterior motives, and is now an enemy of our Thousand Bamboo Sect's Leader Jin. This is an internal matter of our sect and has nothing to do with Yellow Maple Valley.

I will only take the corpse; I will not cause you any trouble. If your sect's elders ask, please tell them the truth.

Lu Yan remained silent for a moment, seemingly weighing his options.

After a while, he raised his head: "That's not appropriate. Senior Brother Lin is my brother, my dearest friend and family."

Huang Long's expression darkened: "What do you mean, fellow Daoist?"

"You'll have to pay more."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Yan patted the spirit beast pouch, and the Illusion Phoenix and the Profound Origin Turtle landed on his shoulders, one on each side.

Huang Long's heart skipped a beat. He secretly sensed the two newly appeared spirit beasts and was shocked to find that they were two level-four demon beasts.

After weighing the strength of both sides, Huang Long swallowed his earlier thought of killing to silence the witnesses and forced a smile onto his face:

"Fellow Daoist assisted our sect in capturing the traitor; it is only right that we express our gratitude."

As he spoke, he tossed over a storage bag.

Lu Yan took the storage bag and probed it with his divine sense. He found a full six thousand spirit stones inside.

He couldn't help but think to himself, "These puppeteers must be really rich."

"Since you are so sincere, this traitor will be left to your disposal."

He picked up Senior Brother Lin's body and threw it towards Huanglong.

Huang Long cursed inwardly, thinking, "We were just brothers a moment ago, this guy is truly shameless."

But at least the goal was achieved. Now that the other party has chosen to make the deal, they probably won't make any further moves, right?

Thinking this to himself, he didn't hesitate and caught the corpse in one swift motion, just about to look for the storage bag.

boom!

A burst of fire suddenly erupted from beneath the robes of Senior Brother Lin's corpse, and more than a dozen Thunderflame Pearls detonated simultaneously, instantly engulfing Huang Long and the other two in scorching light.

Flames shot into the sky, and rubble flew everywhere.

When the smoke and dust cleared, only a scorched pit three zhang wide remained on the ground. Huang Long and his two companions were completely gone, not even ashes remained.

Lu Yan walked over, inwardly amazed. The power was truly immense; it was a pity that even the storage bag had been blown away.

Fortunately, the giant puppet tiger at the late Foundation Establishment stage is still there, though it's a bit damaged. We can repair it and use it again.

From the moment Lu Yan saw Huang Long and the other two, he had no intention of letting them go back.

After all, the Great Evolution Technique was attached to him. If he let them go, they would become a problem sooner or later, and trouble is what Lu Yan hates most.

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Upon returning to his cave, Lu Yan immediately refined a Heaven-Mending Pill.

His already good spiritual root was further optimized, and then his hands started itching again.

With the Six Ding Heavenly Armor Talisman pressed against his chest, he activated the Nameless Fragment with a thought and set off.

The first stop was a desolate, barren mountain area with nothing in it.

The second stop was the cave of the Old Monster Feng on Tianwai Island. That guy was refining pills, and Lu Yan was discovered as soon as he landed.

The opponent slapped him, but failed to break through the defense of the Six Ding Heavenly Armor Talisman. Without saying a word, Lu Yan ran away.

The third stop was a vast ocean; all you could see was water. After flying for a long time, you didn't even see a single bird.

Lu Yan sat on the bed and remained silent for a long time.

Another loss. The spirit stones I seized from Senior Brother Lin's storage bag are almost all gone.

He gritted his teeth and tried again.

The world spun around.

Upon landing, Lu Yan found himself standing in a deep, secluded cave.

The wood-attribute spiritual energy inside the cave was so dense that it almost solidified.

Moreover, his divine sense was suppressed to only cover about one meter around his body, which was obviously due to some kind of restriction, and it might be a cave with an owner.

Just as he was about to run away, he suddenly heard voices coming from afar.

A cool female voice said calmly, "Blood Dragon, you did a good job on this mission. Here's a pot of Yin Sha Tea for you."

"Thank you, Master."

A rough male voice, tinged with a hint of excitement.

Lu Yan peeked out and saw a stone hall in front of him.

A woman in green sat in the hall, her aura unfathomable.

A burly man with a dragon's head stood before her, holding a jade pot in both hands and bowing respectfully.

The jade pot was about the size of a palm, and its entire body was emerald green. A faint aroma of tea wafted from the pot.

"Who is it?"

The woman in green suddenly looked in Lu Yan's direction and shouted sharply.

The sound exploded in his ears, and Lu Yan was momentarily dazed. Then, the several soul-related treasures on his body shone brightly, and he instantly regained his senses.

"Oh no! It's a soul-type attack!"

Lu Yan sensed something was wrong. Before he could finish speaking, the giant with the dragon head was already in front of him.

He tapped two fingers in quick succession, and a cloud of blood appeared above Lu Yan's head.

The giant with the dragon's head made hand seals and chanted a series of strange incantations.

The next moment, a bolt of blood-red lightning shot out from the clouds and struck the silver light shield hard.

boom!

The six layers of silver light shields trembled violently, and five layers shattered instantly.

Even more bizarrely, the crimson lightning did not dissipate, but instead coiled around the remaining light shield like a living thing.

Lu Yan's expression changed, and without saying a word, he instantly summoned Lei Zhenzi.

boom!

A blood-red sun rose slowly, its intense heat instantly engulfing the red-robed giant, while the jade pot flew out of his hand.

Lu Yan's eyes lit up, he grabbed the jade pot and disappeared from the spot.