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

Lu Yan picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said casually, "I only got this by sheer luck."

Wan Tianming stared at the two milky-white eggs on the table, his heart filled with doubt and uncertainty.

The Blood Jade Spider is the best spirit beast in the Cauldron, and this creature has been extinct in the Chaotic Star Sea for countless years.

Lu Yan came from the Great Jin Dynasty, yet he also knew about the Void Heaven Cauldron?

He suppressed the turmoil in his heart, his face still bearing a smile: "Fellow Daoist Lu comes from the Great Jin Dynasty, and you also know about the Void Heaven Cauldron?"

"Of course." Lu Yan put down his teacup and said calmly, "The Ice Soul Fairy left behind a legacy in the Great Jin Dynasty. The Great Elder of the Northern Night Little Extreme Palace, Han Li Shangren, cultivated the Azure Ice Flame. Since the Void Heaven Palace was left behind by the Ice Soul Fairy, naturally there are people in the Great Jin Dynasty who know about it."

His words were half true and half false. In reality, Master Hanli had no idea where the Void Heaven Cauldron was.

But Wan Tianming couldn't possibly go to the Great Jin to verify, so it didn't matter if he just made up a few things on the spot.

Wan Tianming's heart skipped a beat. The Northern Night Palace? Azure Ice Flame!

He pondered for a moment and then asked, "If that's the case, why doesn't the Northern Night Small Extreme Palace come to the Chaotic Star Sea to take the Void Heaven Cauldron?"

Lu Yan smiled and explained, "Sect Master Wan, you may not know this. The Chaotic Star Sea is located at the northernmost edge of the human realm, separated from other cultivation worlds by the Boundless Sea. The spiritual energy on the Boundless Sea is sparse, and there are no footholds. Almost no one can cross that sea to reach this place. Even if the Northern Night Small Extreme Palace knows that the Void Heaven Cauldron is here, they are powerless to help."

He paused, then added, "As for me, my arrival in the Chaotic Star Sea was purely accidental."

Wan Tianming asked curiously, "What accident?"

Lu Yan sighed, his tone tinged with helplessness: "Does Sect Leader Wan know anything about the Ghost Mist?"

Wan Tianming nodded: "I am naturally aware of the three major calamities of the Chaotic Star Sea: Ghost Mist, Heavenly Wind, and Demonic Beasts."

"The true identity of Ghost Mist is the legendary spirit, Rahu," Lu Yan said in a low voice.

"Luo Hou has his own world within him and often roams around the human realm. Back then, I accidentally entered the Ghost Mist in the Great Jin Dynasty and was taken to the Chaotic Star Sea by Luo Hou. It's already a miracle that I survived."

Wan Tianming and the other two gasped simultaneously. Behind the ghostly mist was actually a True Spirit level being?

They had never heard of such a thing before, but Lu Yan's account was so detailed and believable, and considering that he did indeed come from the Great Jin Dynasty, they couldn't help but believe him.

Wan Tianming composed himself, his gaze returning to the two blood jade spider eggs, his tone becoming warmer: "Fellow Daoist Lu, you've brought out these two eggs because you wish to cooperate with me to retrieve the Void Heaven Cauldron?"

He said this with a sincere smile on his face, but he was actually making plans in his mind.

If we can truly obtain the Void Heaven Cauldron, then it would be best to keep the Heaven-Mending Pill for ourselves.

However, since the other party is a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Great Jin Dynasty, we cannot easily offend them. We should focus on winning them over first.

Lu Yan waved his hand and said calmly, "Sect Leader Wan misunderstands. I have no interest in the Void Heaven Cauldron."

Wan Tianming was taken aback: "Not interested?"

"The Void Heaven Cauldron is a Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure. Every Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure must be mastered in order to be refined," Lu Yan explained patiently.

"The Void Heaven Cauldron's Treasure Transmission Technique can only be revealed by someone who possesses the Azure Ice Flame. I neither have the Azure Ice Flame nor the inclination to cultivate it, so the Void Heaven Cauldron is just a decoration for me."

Wan Tianming, Tian Wuzi, and Mu Tengzi exchanged glances, all feeling that their trip today had been worthwhile and that they had learned something new.

When Wan Tianming heard that the other party was not interested in the Void Heaven Cauldron and deliberately took out the Blood Jade Spider's egg in front of him, he immediately understood what Lu Yan wanted to do.

He was overjoyed, but his face remained impassive. He simply cupped his hands and said, "Since that's the case, I'll be frank. I want to buy these two Blood Jade Spider Eggs. Fellow Daoist Lu, please just name your price. As long as I can provide it, I will not haggle."

Lu Yan was waiting for these words: "Sect Leader Wan is so generous. I'm currently cultivating a body-refining technique, which requires quite a few rare and precious materials. For example, Golden Marrow Crystal, Dragon Blood Stone, Ten-Thousand-Year Warm Jade, Golden Marrow Crystal Insects, Golden Mother Coral Sand... Sect Leader Wan shouldn't lack these things, right?"

After listening, Wan Tianming secretly calculated in his heart that although these things were precious, with the accumulation of Wanfamen, he could still grit his teeth and take them out.

Compared to the Blood Jade Spider Eggs, these costs are nothing.

He immediately smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Lu, rest assured, I will have these things prepared as soon as possible. May I ask where you live? I will personally deliver them to you after they are prepared."

Lu Yan gave the location of a temporary cave dwelling, and the two chatted for a few more minutes before agreeing on a handover time.

Wan Tianming suddenly asked, "Fellow Daoist Lu, is there a way to refine that Azure Ice Flame?"

Lu Yan glanced at him and laughed, "If I had known, would I still have put the Blood Jade Spider up for sale?"

Wan Tianming was taken aback, then laughed and said, "Fellow Daoist Lu is right. I was being presumptuous."

He already had a plan in mind; he would tell his aunt about the Qianlan Ice Flame later.

As a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, Wan Sangu is knowledgeable and experienced; she must have a solution.

Even if she can't find a way, the Myriad Laws Sect has accumulated countless years of experience and will surely be able to find clues.

Seeing that he was no longer asking questions, Lu Yan got up to take his leave.

Wan Tianming and his two companions escorted Lu Yan to the teahouse entrance, exchanging a few polite words about staying in touch and meeting again another day, before watching Lu Yan's figure disappear around the street corner.

Tian Wuzi stroked his long beard and said in a low voice, "Sect Leader Wan, is this man's word credible?"

Wan Tianming pondered for a moment: "He can produce the Blood Jade Spider Egg and knows the affairs of the Great Jin Dynasty like the back of his hand, so he doesn't seem to be faking it. As for the ancient secrets he mentioned, let's put aside whether they are true or false for now, as long as the items are real, that's fine."

The three returned to the teahouse and sat down. The tea had gone cold, so Wan Tianming asked the waiter to replace it with a new pot.

A few days later, Wan Tianming arrived as promised, bringing a pile of rare and precious materials for body refinement.

Lu Yan didn't waste any words and handed him the two Blood Jade Spider Eggs. Both sides got what they wanted, and everyone was happy.

After Wan Tianming left, Lu Yan sealed his cave and began his seclusion.

Several more years passed.

He repeatedly studied and comprehended the three techniques: Vajra Technique, Heaven-Supporting Demon Technique, and Three Brahma Holy Technique, attempting to fuse them into one.

The three techniques are of the same origin but have different developments, all stemming from the Nirvana Demonic Technique of the Nirvana Saint Ancestor.

Logically speaking, combining the three should be able to recreate a version of the Nirvana Demon Art that is close to the original.

But the result was beyond his expectations.

The Molten Gold Body, a physique renowned as the best in body refinement, seems to have a peculiar catalytic effect on the two cultivation techniques.

In addition, his Thunder-Refined Golden Body, which he had cultivated for many years, and the Thunder Law contained in the Nine Heavens Heaven-Slaying Hammer, combined with the Thunder Law, led the cultivation technique in a completely unknown direction.

Having consumed a great deal of rare and precious materials, the golden Brahma Dharma Image that should have been formed was now completely wrapped in dense golden and blood-red lightning, like a thunder god descending to earth.

The Dharma Image's features were blurred, yet it exuded an aura even more violent and domineering than the Brahma Saint True Demon Art.

Even more strangely, this Dharma form seems to have a natural affinity, or rather, a power to devour, lightning.

Lu Yan tried it once, letting the Dharma Image absorb a Bone-Cleansing Golden Lightning.

The lightning entered the Dharma form, but instead of causing any damage, it slightly increased the solidity of the Dharma form.

He tried another Heavenly Blood Lightning, with the same result.

This Dharma form can not only withstand lightning, but also transform the power of lightning into its own, enhancing itself.

It has mutated.

Lu Yan opened his eyes, feeling both surprised and delighted.

This technique can no longer be called the Brahma Saint True Demon Technique. It was derived from the Brahma Saint True Demon Technique, but due to the triple influence of the Molten Gold Body, the Lightning Refined Golden Body, and the Law of Lightning, it has become a completely new technique.

He pondered for a moment and then named it Great Brahma Thunder King Skill.

Silver Moon clicked her tongue in amazement within her sea of ​​consciousness: "The Great Brahma Thunder King Technique? You named that yourself?"

"Um."

Silver Moon paused, then said, "This Dharma Form can devour lightning; won't you be unafraid of even heavenly tribulations from now on?"

Lu Yan shook his head: "It's not that simple. Heavenly tribulation lightning is not ordinary lightning. Whether we can swallow it, and whether there will be any consequences after swallowing it, we'll have to try to find out."

He stood up, stretched his limbs, and his bones crackled and popped.

He has now truly embarked on the path of dual cultivation of body and spirit. In the original work, Hai Yuetian was able to fight against a Nascent Soul cultivator. Although he is only in the early stage, he should be able to fight against a late-stage cultivator as well.