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

Tian Wuzi picked up the teacup with both hands, took a small sip, and praised, "Sect Leader Wan, you're too kind. This spiritual tea is fragrant and refreshing, with a restrained spiritual energy. It must be the Cloud Mist Spiritual Tea, a specialty of the Wanfa Sect, right?"

Wan Tianming smiled and nodded: "Tianwuzi has a good eye. It is produced by those few hundred-year-old cloud and mist tea trees on the back mountain of my Wanfa Sect. The yield is extremely small, and I usually can't bear to drink it. Today, since you two fellow Daoists have graced us with your presence, it is only natural that I must bring it out to entertain you."

The three of them picked up their teacups and chatted for a while about their cultivation experiences, creating a very warm atmosphere.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yan put down his teacup, stood up, and walked towards the table where the three of them were.

He walked to the table, cupped his hands in greeting to Wan Tianming, and said with a faint smile, "Isn't this the Sect Master Wan of the Myriad Laws Sect? It's a pleasure to meet you."

Wan Tianming looked up and saw a young man in white robes, with the cultivation level of the early Nascent Soul stage. He was a complete stranger and had never seen him before.

But since the other party was a Nascent Soul cultivator and had taken the initiative to greet him, he naturally wouldn't be impolite.

Wan Tianming quickly stood up to return the greeting, a warm smile plastered on his face: "Greetings, fellow Daoist. I am Wan Tianming, the sect leader of the Wanfa Sect. This is Fellow Daoist Tian Wuzi, and this is Fellow Daoist Mu Tengzi."

Tengoko and Mufuko also stood up and bowed.

Lu Yan returned the greetings one by one, his tone neither humble nor arrogant: "I am Lu Yan, a rogue cultivator, and I greet the three fellow Daoists."

"So it's Fellow Daoist Lu. If you don't mind, would you like to have a drink with me?"

Lu Yan smiled and said, "Then I will accept your offer without hesitation."

Then he sat down and chatted with the three of them.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Wan Tianming suddenly changed the subject, smiling as he said, "Fellow Daoist Lu, you've already reached the Nascent Soul realm at such a young age; you truly are a dragon among men. However, I must confess, I've cultivated in the Chaotic Star Sea for hundreds of years, and while I may not be familiar with everyone from various sects, I've at least met and heard of most of them. Why have I never heard of a young talent like Fellow Daoist Lu before?"

His question was polite, but the meaning was very clear: how come you, a Nascent Soul cultivator, seem to have appeared out of thin air?

When Wan Tianming asked about his background, Lu Yan thought to himself that he really didn't have much of a reputation in the Chaotic Star Sea.

On several occasions when they went out, either there were no survivors, or the witnesses dared not speak out. In Wen Tianren's case, the two survivors hid and dared not show their faces.

In the battle at the Demon Beast Abyss, the young master of the Suanni clan was nowhere to be found, and the clam spirit died without any witnesses.

As for the old man Jiyin's demise due to his divided spirit, he couldn't very well go around proclaiming that he, a Nascent Soul cultivator, had been defeated by a junior Core Formation cultivator; that would be too shameful.

Lu Yan put down his teacup and said calmly, "Sect Leader Wan, you may not know this, but I am not a cultivator from the Chaotic Star Sea, but from the Great Jin."

Wan Tianming paused, his eyes widening in disbelief: "The Great Jin? The legendary holy land of cultivation in the human realm, the Great Jin?"

Lu Yan nodded slightly.

Upon hearing the name "Great Jin," Tian Wuzi became somewhat interested and quickly asked, "Sect Leader Wan, do you know about this Great Jin?"

Kikiko wore a straw hat and a coarse gray cloth dress, her expression unreadable, only slightly tilting her head to the side.

Wan Tianming took a deep breath and quickly filled Lu Yan's cup with tea, his tone becoming warmer:

"I have cultivated for hundreds of years and have only seen the words 'Great Jin' in the ancient books of my sect. It says that there is a cultivation world in the human realm that is even more vast than the Chaotic Star Sea, and there are several Nascent Soul stage experts there. I always thought it was an ancient legend, but I never expected it to be true."

Tianwuzi exclaimed in surprise, "Such a thing is true!"

Wan Tianming nodded: "I also always thought it was just a legend, after all, no one in this Chaotic Star Sea has ever seen a cultivator from the Great Jin Dynasty."

He then looked at Lu Yan and asked, "Fellow Daoist Lu, could you tell us what the cultivation world of the Great Jin Dynasty is really like?"

Lu Yan did not refuse, picked up his teacup, and casually said, "The Great Jin is vast and rich in resources, with numerous immortal cultivation sects, far surpassing the Chaotic Star Sea. There are at least six old monsters in the Nascent Soul stage on the surface."

"Old Ghost Bai of Taiyi Sect, Xiang Zhili of Xiling Mountain, Old Monster Feng of Tianwai Island, Old Demon Hu of Tianmo Sect..."

Wan Tianming gasped, "Six Nascent Soul cultivators?"

"This is only what's on the surface," Lu Yan said calmly. "Whether there's more going on in the shadows is hard to say. The righteous and demonic paths are constantly fighting, but the Nascent Soul stage cultivators rarely make a move. The ones truly competing on the surface are the Core Formation cultivators."

He paused, then continued, "The Great Jin also has several famous ancient ruins, such as Kunwu Mountain. That place is heavily fortified and is said to contain countless treasures and cultivation techniques of ancient cultivators. Legend has it that an avatar of a demonic ancestor is sealed inside."

There are also the Old Demon Che of the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons and the Old Monster Bailu of the Five Dragon Sea. These two are demon gods who have tens of thousands of demon soldiers and generals under their command.

Within the vast icy sea dwells a level ten demon, the Ice Phoenix, whose transformed form is breathtakingly beautiful.

Wan Tianming's eyes lit up as he listened, nodding repeatedly and occasionally asking a few more questions.

Although Tian Wuzi didn't know much about the Great Jin Dynasty, he believed Lu Yan's detailed and detailed account, which seemed to be fabricated.

Mutengzi's eyes flickered beneath her straw hat. She shook her palm-leaf fan but remained silent.

After listening, Wan Tianming cupped his hands and said, "Fellow Daoist Lu, you have come to the Chaotic Star Sea from the Great Jin Dynasty at such a young age. You must be a person with great opportunities. It is truly my blessing to meet you today."

Lu Yan smiled slightly and raised his glass in return. He knew that Wan Tianming was testing his capabilities, but he wasn't afraid, since everything he said was true.

Tian Wuzi stroked his long beard and suddenly asked, "Fellow Daoist Lu just said that the Nascent Soul stage monster doesn't make a move easily. Is there some kind of restriction?"

Lu Yan glanced at him and nodded: "That's right. The biggest difference between Nascent Soul and Spirit Transformation is that the former can mobilize the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."

However, since the invasion of the demon realm in ancient times, the ancient cultivators sealed the true demonic energy in Kunwu Mountain, which also affected the primordial energy of heaven and earth in the human realm.

This is why cultivation has become increasingly difficult; if a Nascent Soul cultivator were to take action, it would consume their own lifespan. Therefore, those old monsters will not act unless absolutely necessary.

Wan Tianming and the other two listened with increasing fascination. They had never even heard of these ancient secrets before. Hearing them from Lu Yan's mouth today broadened their horizons and made them even more respectful of this young cultivator from the Great Jin Dynasty.

Wan Tianming smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Lu is very knowledgeable, I admire him greatly. Fellow Daoist has come from afar, if you don't mind, why don't you stay at my Wanfa Sect for a few days? I can then do my best to be a good host."

Lu Yan waved his hand: "I appreciate Sect Leader Wan's kindness. However, I have important matters to discuss with you."

Wan Tianming was slightly taken aback: "Oh? What important matter is it?"

Lu Yan took out two milky white eggs from his storage bracelet. They were semi-transparent, with fine blood-red patterns faintly visible inside, and emitted a faint spiritual light.

Wan Tianming's gaze was immediately drawn to it, his pupils contracted sharply, and he blurted out, "This... could this be a Blood Jade Spider egg?"

Tian Wuzi suddenly stood up: "Sect Leader Wan, are you sure? Is it really the Blood Jade Spider? That's the best spirit beast for pulling the cauldron!"