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

Three months flew by in this rhythm of studying the Fa during the day, practicing body exercises at night, and causing trouble late at night.

That night, Lu Yan sat cross-legged on the bed, taking stock of his gains over the past three months.

The phoenix perched on his shoulder, while a palm-sized tortoise rested on his other shoulder—the very same Xuan Yuan Tortoise he had snatched from the auction that day.

The Xuan Yuan Turtle hatched not long after it was snatched back.

And after testing its innate abilities, people were pleasantly surprised.

This Xuan Yuan Turtle possesses the talent to foresee danger, and also has a supernatural ability called Xuan Yuan Gang Shield.

Upon sensing danger, it can instantly release an earth-attribute protective shield, covering both itself and Lu Yan simultaneously. Cultivators of the same realm would find it impossible to break through without five or six people working together.

The more Lu Yan looked at the tortoise, the more satisfied he became. In the original story, if Senior Brother Liu had had this spirit beast, he would never have died from being ambushed by the Yue Emperor.

As for magical artifacts...

He looked at the dozen or so boxes in front of him. Each of them contained a top-tier magic artifact, none of which were inferior to the Azure Condensation Mirror of Duobao Nu of the Hidden Moon Sect.

He casually picked up a small jade-colored bottle, a top-grade lightning-attribute magic artifact called the Lightning Gathering Bottle, which could store and discharge lightning, and could severely injure a cultivator of the same level with a single strike.

His gaze then fell upon an ancient-looking token. The Five Thunder Token, commanding thunder, a powerful weapon of attack; when fully activated, it could summon thunder as thick as a water vat.

A magical artifact that looks like the Haotian Hammer is called the Purple Lightning Hammer, and it is also a top-grade magical artifact.

A small cyan cone, the Azure Thunder Cone, a top-grade magical artifact.

He then turned his gaze to several other jade boxes. As everyone knows, the difference between top-grade magic artifacts is greater than the difference between top-grade magic artifacts and basic magic artifacts.

The following items are all top-tier, the very best of the best, the kind that Foundation Establishment cultivators would fight tooth and nail for.

What pleased him most was a white bead. Lu Yan summoned it, and his entire body was instantly enveloped in a milky-white light shield.

This item is called the Mysterious Light Averting Calamity Shield, and its defensive power is so strong that even a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator would find it difficult to break through with all their might.

In addition, there are several other magical artifacts that are no less powerful than it, one of which is a small, dark blue seal called the Primordial Demon-Suppressing Seal.

After being infused with spiritual power, it can grow to a size of tens of feet, not only with astonishing power but also with lightning speed.

A white jade-colored shuttle, about three inches long, is named the Sky-Splitting Cloud Shuttle.

It is a rare flying magical artifact, not only with amazing speed and hard texture, but also with the ability to be used for attack. Lu Yanyuan calls it the Mud Cart Iaijutsu.

He also possessed many magical artifacts related to the soul. He picked up a black bell, called the Soul-Capturing Bell, which could make a person lose their senses for two or three breaths.

Don't underestimate those two or three breaths; for a cultivator, that amount of time is enough to die ten times over.

In addition, there was a black bronze mirror with many ghostly shadows on its surface. This item was brought by Lu Yan from the underworld and was called the Nine Nether Soul-Capturing Mirror.

It is a rare magical artifact that directly attacks the soul. If one is struck by its light, one will either become an idiot or, in severe cases, have their soul and spirit destroyed.

Unless one possesses a magical artifact that protects the soul, which low-level cultivators rarely have, encountering such an artifact would almost certainly mean certain death.

Of course, other low-level cultivators don't have this, but Lu Yan does, and not just one.

He carried a Taiyi Tranquilizing Pendant and a Taishang Calming Ring, each a powerful weapon against attacks on the soul and illusions. He wore the two magical artifacts on his arm and waist respectively.

In addition, he wore a bracelet made of nine Bodhi beads on his wrist and a hairpin made of soul-nourishing wood in his hair.

Underneath his clothes was an inner armor inlaid with spirit stones, called the Azure Dragon Heart-Protecting Armor, which was not a magic weapon.

This thing is called a spiritual tool. Not only does it have amazing defensive capabilities, but when spiritual power is injected into it, it can also enhance physical fitness and forcibly raise the body refinement level by one level. It is highly praised by body refiners from all realms.

Next, he refined a small, palm-sized silver net called the Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Net, which combined attack, defense, and trapping functions, making it a beggar's version of the Purple Blade Helmet.

Of course, the ritual implements used by the deceased were also indispensable; there was also a bronze nail about an inch long in the box.

This is the Heart-Slaying Nail of Lightning, specifically designed to break through a person's protective aura. It contains the power of lightning and can be released instantly after piercing the human body, directly blasting the opponent into ashes.

At this moment, Lu Yan glanced at the last box, which contained a bluish-black iron claw.

There must also be something specifically designed to destroy other people's magical artifacts. Duobao Nu has it, so there's no reason why Lu Yan can't have it too.

This object is the Xuanming Heaven-Tearing Claw, a magical artifact that can destroy people as easily as taking something out of a bag.

Recalling the origin of this magical artifact, Lu Yan couldn't help but smile.

Half a month ago, he was teleported to a weapon-refining workshop in the Northern Wind Realm, where dozens of Qi Refining stage disciples were busily working around a furnace.

The corner was piled high with newly made ritual implements, which were clearly of the highest quality.

Lu Yan concealed himself, hoping to sneak a few items away.

As soon as he stood still, he saw a young disciple holding a flying sword, running excitedly to a middle-aged cultivator.

"Master! Master! Your disciple has succeeded in the cultivation. Please bestow a name upon me."

The middle-aged cultivator took the flying sword, examined it for a long time, stroked his beard and pondered, "This sword is sharp and its sword energy soars to the sky. It has the power to cleave the heavens and split the galaxy. Let's call it the Heaven-Slaying Star-Splitting Sword."

Lu Yan almost lost his footing. Good heavens, this mere flying sword used in the Qi Refining stage has a name that rivals that of a celestial artifact.

Before he could recover, another disciple came over carrying a flag.

"Master, your magical artifact is finished."

The middle-aged cultivator took the flag, shook it, and the flag fluttered in the wind.

"This flag flutters in the wind, signifying its ability to sweep across the eight directions and suppress the six realms, so let's call it the Eight Directions and Six Realms Flag."

Lu Yan: "..."

Immediately afterwards, the third disciple came over carrying the inner armor.

"Master, my armor..."

The middle-aged cultivator touched the inner armor and nodded in satisfaction: "This armor is indestructible, impervious to all magic, and repelled by all evil. Let's call it the Indestructible Golden Body Armor."

Lu Yan immediately understood. This sect was full of naming maniacs from top to bottom. Whether it was a magic weapon for the Qi Refining stage or a magic treasure for the Core Formation stage, they all had one thing in common: their names were all incredibly cool and awesome.

Regardless of whether they are truly invincible, the atmosphere has reached this point.

Sure enough, the middle-aged monk later came up with several more outrageous names.

The Chaos-Opening Axe, the Creation-Destroying Cauldron, the Primordial World-Suppressing Pearl, the Limitless Primordial Diagram, the Primordial Bell, the Cosmic Primordial Mirror, the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Tower…

In the end, Lu Yan took away the Xuanming Sky-Tearing Claw, which was the best quality.

"Isn't the Northern Wind Realm the lower realm of the Black Earth Immortal Domain where Li Feiyu later ascended?"

The phoenix tilted its head and looked at him, not understanding what he was laughing at.

Lu Yan patted its head and put the magical artifacts into his storage bracelet one by one.

Yes, while people in the human realm were still using storage bags when they were at the Nascent Soul stage or Qi Refining stage, he was already using storage bracelets and spirit beast bracelets.

Bracelets are more convenient for taking things out than storage bags, but you still need to carry a few storage bags with you.

After all, using a storage bracelet in the human realm would be too shocking if someone saw it.

Lu Yan stood up, put a top-grade defensive magic artifact, the Yin-Yang Gathering Ring, on his finger, and wrapped the Five Elements Mixed Yuan Belt, which could weaken the damage of the Five Elements spells, around his waist.

He put on the auxiliary magic artifacts Taiyi Qingyun Robe and Hunyuan Tayun Pants, then put on a layer of Huangfeng Valley disciple's robe, and took out three talisman treasures.

As a low-level cultivator, one should naturally have talismans and treasures by one's side.

However, Lu Yan's talisman is different from others, whose talismans are all made by Core Formation cultivators.

His was different; all three of them were crafted by other Nascent Soul cultivators.

They are the Void-Slaying God Needle, the Heaven and Earth Boundary Ruler, and the Nine Mountains Soul-Suppressing Brick.

You think that's all? No! Lu Yan's trump cards go far beyond that.

In addition to thousands of talismans, he also used the Vajra Relic he had smuggled from the Thunder Sound Sect of the Great Jin Dynasty to refine the Vajra Technique to the second level. With the blessing of the spiritual tool, he could even exert the strength of the third level, which was enough to compete with Foundation Establishment cultivators.

He walked to the window and opened it.

Three months have passed, and I have arrived at the Bloodstained Forbidden Land.