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

Lu Yan suddenly remembered something and spoke in his mind, "Senior, I've heard you mention the Heavenly Talisman Robe before. I wonder if I can refine it with the materials I currently have?"

Master Tianfu remained silent for a moment, as if he were pondering, before finally saying, "I have seen all your materials."

He paused, his tone tinged with helplessness: "To be honest, your wealth would have been considerable in my time. But the Heavenly Talisman Robe is no ordinary item; it's still missing a few crucial materials."

"What's missing?" Lu Yan asked.

Master Tianfu explained in detail: "Ten thousand years of Azure Sky, Geng Metal, ten thousand years of Cold Jade, transformed into Divine Mud, the essence of Fiery Metal, and the Five Elements Jade, none of them can be missing."

Lu Yan frowned. Each of these items was a treasure of the human realm.

Transforming into divine mud is easy; just go to Yunmeng Mountain, find the corpse demon, melt the chain it gave her, and you can get it.

As for the Ten Thousand Year Cold Jade, the only way to get it is to snatch it from Master Hanli of Xiaoji Palace.

Geng metal isn't hard to find either; you should be able to snag some from Manhuzi, Wei Wuyai, Zhiyang Shangren, Kun Wuji, and Xinggong.

You can also steal the Five Elements Jade from Lin Yinping, and while you're at it, you can also snatch the Heavenly Azure Sacred Beast.

The essence of Fiery Metal is a problem; does such a thing still exist in the human realm?

As for the "Ten Thousand Years of Sky Blue," I've never even heard of it.

"This is tricky," Lu Yan sighed.

"No rush." ​​Master Tianfu's tone was calm: "The Heavenly Talisman Robe is something that only those at the Nascent Soul stage or above can fully control. Even if a Nascent Soul cultivator wears it, they won't be able to unleash much of its power. Take your time, save up spirit stones first, and maybe you'll encounter it when you go to other planes in the future."

Lu Yan nodded, putting the matter aside for the time being. He then took out the Forbidden God Token and waved it at the three level-seven demonic beasts lying on the sea surface.

The Black-Scaled Sea Python, the Iron-Winged Thunder Roc, and the Crimson Flame Centipede each separated a wisp of their primordial spirit, which was absorbed by the Forbidden God Tablet and then obediently crawled into the Spirit Beast Bag.

"When we get back to Tiannan, we should be able to find an auction house and get a good price for it." Lu Yan patted the spirit beast pouch, in a good mood.

Master Tianfu nodded in his mind: "This demonic beast is indeed not as valuable in the Chaotic Star Sea as it is in the Southern Heaven."

Yin Yue chuckled and said, "Brother Lu, let's grab a few more and gather enough resources for cultivation before we talk about anything else."

Just as Lu Yan was about to reply, his divine sense suddenly stirred. Several streaks of light were flying toward this direction from the distant sea, moving at an extremely fast speed.

He frowned slightly, subconsciously thinking that it was some fool trying to take advantage of the situation again.

The commotion caused by the three demonic beasts was quite significant, and it's common for people to be attracted to them.

But after a careful scan with his divine sense, he raised an eyebrow.

Flying ahead were a streak of cyan light and a streak of red light, neither with strong spiritual pressure, indicating they were in the early stages of Foundation Establishment.

Following behind was a yellow streak of light, its spiritual pressure immense, indicating it was in the early stages of Core Formation.

One Core Formation cultivator is chasing two Foundation Establishment cultivators.

"Interesting." Lu Yan stood with his hands behind his back, showing no intention of moving aside.

Within the red light was a woman, appearing to be in her early twenties, with bright eyes and white teeth. She wore a red dress, had a slender figure, and a pale face, clearly indicating that she had expended a considerable amount of spiritual energy.

The woman in the cyan light had an oval face and gentle features, but she was also covered in sweat, and the light flickered.

Lu Yan recognized them at a glance. Weren't these Yuan Yao and Yan Li? What were they doing here? Shouldn't she be serving as a furnace for that young master?

Oh, by the way, that young master died a long time ago.

As they flew away, the two looked back repeatedly, the gray light behind them getting closer and closer.

"Senior sister, you go first!" the woman in the azure light cried out urgently; it was Yuan Yao. "I'll hold him off!"

"Nonsense!" Yanli gritted her teeth. "I'm the senior sister, how can I let my junior sister cover our retreat? You hurry up and go, I still have two talismans on me, enough to hold him off for a while!"

"Can your talisman hold off a Core Formation cultivator? Senior Sister, don't lie to yourself!" Yuan Yao's eyes reddened. "Your escape speed is faster than mine. You go, I'll stay!"

"If anyone should stay, it should be me." Yanli's voice was already trembling with tears. "That Wu Chou is so meddlesome, insisting on spilling the beans right here and now. Elder Gu is trying to silence us! If we all die here, who will report back?"

"So you should leave even more, senior sister!"

The two argued as they flew, neither willing to escape first, and their escape speed slowed down due to the dispute.

The yellow light behind them was less than a hundred feet long when a chilling spiritual pressure swept over them, causing the two women to sway and almost fall from the sky.

Yuan Yao glanced back, her heart turning ice-cold.

The speed of a Core Formation cultivator is far beyond their reach; there's no way they can escape.

Just then, she saw a person standing on the sea ahead.

The man stood with his hands behind his back, walking on the waves. There was no spiritual light around him, yet he stood steadily on the waves.

Late stage of Core Formation!

The two women were overjoyed.

"Senior! Help!" Yuan Yao used her last bit of spiritual power to fly towards that person.

Yanli saw it too and quickly followed, shouting as she flew, "Senior! The Six-Linked Palace is colluding with the Extreme Yin Island to kill us to silence us! We beg you, Senior, to uphold justice!"

Within her mind, Silver Moon chuckled, her tone tinged with the excitement of watching a spectacle: "Oh, this is quite lively."

Lu Yan gazed at the yellow Core Formation light in the distance, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"Look," he said softly, "the spirit stones are flying."

Silver Moon: "..."

Master Tianfu chuckled, "A cultivator in the early stage of Core Formation must have at least a few thousand spirit stones in his pocket. Every little bit helps."

The two women flew behind Lu Yan on their magical artifacts. Yuan Yao, panting, hid behind him, while Yan Li clutched a talisman tightly, watching the approaching yellow light warily.

The yellow light stopped several dozen feet away, revealing an old man with a thin face, a hooked nose, and sinister eyes.

He glanced at Lu Yan, sensing the other's late-stage Core Formation cultivation level, and frowned slightly.

"Fellow Daoist," the old man cupped his hands in greeting, his tone still polite, "I am a steward of the Six Linked Halls, currently pursuing two thieves who stole treasures from our hall. This is an internal matter of the Six Linked Halls, so please do me the favor and refrain from interfering."

Yuan Yao became anxious: "You're talking nonsense! We didn't steal anything! It was your Six-Linked Palace that secretly colluded with Extreme Yin Island, and Wu Chou exposed it in public. It's clear that you wanted to kill us to silence us."

Elder Gu's expression remained unchanged; he even smiled and looked at Lu Yan: "Fellow Daoist, you also heard it. These two little girls are spouting nonsense and making false accusations. The Six Linked Palace has been established in the Chaotic Star Sea for hundreds of years and has always been fair and trustworthy. How could they do such a thing? They stole our Dust-Reducing Pill and were caught red-handed. Now they are turning around and accusing us, simply trying to gain your sympathy."

He paused, then said sincerely, "If you don't believe me, you may come back to the Six-Linked Palace with me for a confrontation. There are witnesses and evidence in the palace, and the truth will come out then, and you will understand."

Yuan Yao and Yan Li were so angry that they trembled all over, but for a moment they didn't know how to refute them.

They were just two Foundation Establishment cultivators, while their opponent was a Core Formation elder whose ability to distort the truth far surpassed theirs.

The two women could only look at Lu Yan with pleading eyes.

Lu Yan smiled slightly: "Whether or not the Dust-Reducing Pill was stolen is not of interest to me. I only want to ask one thing."

Elder Gu's eyes darted around. As long as they didn't have to fight, that was fine; he couldn't possibly defeat a late-stage Core Formation cultivator. It was best to stall them for now and wait for his helpers to get through.

"May I ask what brings you here?"

Why is my storage bag on you?