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

Yun Tianxiao frowned, forcing a smile: "This fellow Daoist looks unfamiliar. May I ask your esteemed name?"

A golden light flashed in Lu Yan's hand, and the Nine Heavens Hammer appeared in his palm, crackling with lightning, casting flickering light and shadow on half of his face.

"Nie Feng".

Yun Tianxiao sized him up, and seeing that he was only in the mid-stage of Core Formation and had no helpers, the smile on his face gradually faded, replaced by a hint of contempt: "Fellow Daoist Nie, let me give you a piece of advice: a wise man submits to circumstances. What Young Master Wen wants is not something a rogue cultivator like you can interfere with."

Xie Changyuan also spoke up, advising, "Fellow Daoist Nie, I know you have some skill. But even the strongest can't fight against many. Surely you don't want to lose a century of cultivation in one fell swoop?"

At this moment, Jiang Xingzhou, trapped inside the light barrier, rolled his eyes and suddenly shouted, "Hmph! You surnamed Xie, do you think everyone is as despicable as you? How could Fellow Daoist Nie make an enemy of my Jiang family for such a petty gain?"

He turned to Lu Yan, his tone urgent: "Brother Nie, only I know the location of the Flood Dragon Pearl! If you help me escape, I will gladly offer you the Flood Dragon Pearl!"

Lu Yan glanced at him but didn't say anything. This man is already a skeleton in a tomb, why bother trying to win him over?

However, the Jiao Yuan Pearl was indeed something he needed.

Once this item is refined, it will greatly shorten the time it takes for him to form his Nascent Soul, saving him at least several decades of arduous cultivation.

Jiang Xingzhou was overjoyed to see that he hadn't refused, and quickly added, "Not only can Brother Nie have the Flood Dragon Pearl, but I'm also willing to give him a ten-thousand-year-old fire coral afterwards!"

"A thousand-year-old fire coral!"

The moment those four words were uttered, everyone present changed color.

Xie Changyuan's eyelids twitched violently. On the opposite boat, Yun Tianxiao's breathing became heavier, his gaze fixed intently on Jiang Xingzhou.

The ten-thousand-year-old fire coral is a rare treasure coveted even by Nascent Soul stage monsters; it's priceless and unavailable, and you might not find more than a few in the entire Chaotic Star Sea. Who would have thought Jiang Xingzhou's family was so wealthy?

Within the Soul-Nourishing Wood, the voice of True Immortal Tianfu suddenly rang out, filled with barely suppressed excitement: "Ten-thousand-year-old fire coral? Young Lu, we must get our hands on this!"

Lu Yan replied in his mind, "Why are you so agitated?"

Master Tianfu took a deep breath, as if trying to calm himself down: "In recent years, I've had nothing to do, and I've been pondering something. That is, is it possible to weave a garment from talismans that is impervious to all magic and indestructible? I've named it the Heavenly Talisman Robe."

Lu Yan was speechless: "Use talismans to make clothes? I have plenty of talismans here, you can take them and weave them."

"Hmph!" Master Tianfu scoffed, "My Heavenly Talisman Robe is not comparable to those low-grade talismans, nor is it just a string of talismans together. My idea is to replicate the power of the talismans onto the robe, so that every time I fight an enemy, I can unleash countless fireballs and lightning strikes with a mere wave of my sleeve, without having to dig out talismans from my storage bag."

Lu Yan thought for a moment: "It seems like it might be useful for lower-level disciples, but not much for me, right? Besides, talismans are consumables."

Master Tianfu was anxious: "How could the magic weapon I developed be so simple? The ones copied on it must be high-level talismans."

According to my speculation, this treasure robe not only has automatic defensive capabilities, but the runes on it can also be repeatedly recharged. Moreover, once this robe is completed, it can also be used to perform the Five Elements Escape Technique. Young Lu, do you know what this means?

Lu Yan's heart skipped a beat. The Five Elements Escape Technique? Of course he knew it.

In the cultivation world, water escape and earth escape are the most commonly used, but metal escape, wood escape and fire escape are extremely rare. Each of them is a unique skill for saving one's life.

If Master Tianfu wasn't lying, with this treasure robe, one would be immune to ordinary attacks of the five elements, essentially gaining an extra layer of protection.

"What does this have to do with your ten-thousand-year-old fire coral?"

Master Tianfu stroked his beard and laughed, "The clothes made of ten-thousand-year-old fire coral are exceptionally sturdy. Even magic weapons with added Geng metal cannot harm them. They are the most suitable material for the main body of the precious garment."

Lu Yan then asked, "Senior was a Nascent Soul cultivator back then, didn't you ever think of doing something like that?"

Master Tianfu coughed twice, somewhat embarrassed: "Back then, I was busy with cultivation and various matters within the sect. Then the Demon Realm invaded, so I didn't have time to study it. Later, when I became a wisp of remnant soul, I had time to ponder it carefully."

"I see." Lu Yan nodded, but began to ponder in his heart.

This ancient fire coral probably won't be easy to obtain. Jiang Xingzhou is currently at his wit's end, and in order to survive, we can't rule out the possibility that he's lying.

Even if he wasn't lying, and there really is a ten-thousand-year-old fire coral, it's most likely in some dangerous place or monster's lair.

Otherwise, how could a family that doesn't even have a Nascent Soul cultivator possibly protect such a treasure?

Yun Tianxiao was unaware of Lu Yan's communication with Tianfu Zhenren, and seeing that he remained silent, he was already becoming somewhat impatient.

"Fellow Daoist Nie, what's your decision?" His tone grew colder. "These two beside me are getting impatient."

As soon as he finished speaking, the old man from Qingyang Sect exuded a terrifying aura and coldly said, "Why waste words with him? I can handle a mere mid-stage Core Formation cultivator all by myself."

The woman in black robes, Fairy Mu, remained silent. A wisp of black smoke emerged from her fingertips, and a sweet, fishy smell filled her nostrils, so sweet it was cloying and made her dizzy.

Poison cultivator, one who refines demonic energy. Lu Yan glanced at the two of them and understood their intentions.

He weighed the Nine Heavens Hammer in his hand, and lightning exploded on the hammer, making the surrounding air buzz.

Raising his head, a pair of calm eyes appeared beneath the straw hat, his tone indifferent:

"I'm definitely taking this person with me. It's best if you refrain from making threats, otherwise, if I get upset..."

He paused, his gaze sweeping across the faces of the five people opposite him, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"They might even massacre people here."

After these words were spoken, the deck fell silent for three breaths.

On the opposite ship, Yun Tianxiao's smile froze completely on his face.

The old man from Qingyang Sect gave Lu Yan a proper look for the first time, his gaze sinister, as if he were looking at a dead man.

Then everyone looked at Lu Yan as if he were crazy.

One mid-stage Core Formation cultivator was surrounded by five Core Formation cultivators, two of whom were late-stage Core Formation cultivators, and there were dozens of Foundation Establishment cultivators on the other side. There were also two traitors on the ship. He said he was going to massacre everyone here.

Is this person mentally unstable? Has he even grasped the current situation?

"snort!"

The woman surnamed Mu was the first to move. She snorted coldly and patted her spirit beast pouch.

A large, dark blue snake, several meters long, coiled out.

A sixth-tier demonic beast, the Demonic Crown Serpent.

"go!"

The demonic serpent transformed into a black shadow and lunged straight at Lu Yan's face.

At the same time, three magical treasures flew out from her sleeve.

A black banner, a bronze bell, and a bone fork.

With a flick of the black banner, a chilling wind swept through. A bronze bell tolled, its sound waves sharp as knives. The bone fork flashed with black light, cleaving Lu Yan in three directions: upper, middle, and lower.

Lu Yan waved his sleeve, and a red light flashed out.

The red light spun in mid-air and transformed into a strange bird about ten feet in size, which was the Illusionary Phoenix.