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

Lu Yan paused in his steps.

He felt something was off about this puppet.

All the other puppets of the Thousand Bamboo Cult were inanimate objects, but this one was different; it seemed to be alive, as if something resided inside it.

"The Great Evolution God?"

Without saying a word, a jet-black bead flew out of his mouth—the Xuanming Ink Bead.

The bead hung above his head, creating a black light curtain that enveloped his entire body.

"Senior, Silver Moon," Lu Yan whispered in his mind, "keep an eye on her for me. Be careful she doesn't try to possess me."

Master Tianfu's voice was steady: "Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on things."

Yin Yue also abandoned her usual laziness and said seriously, "Leave it to me. If he dares to come in, he'll regret it."

Lu Yan took a deep breath and stepped towards the puppet.

The puppet's head turned as he moved, always looking at him, and something seemed to be slowly flowing in its empty eye sockets.

Lu Yan stopped in front of the puppet and spoke.

"The Great Evolution God?"

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A sea of ​​chaotic stars.

Lu Yan flew close to the sea surface, the sea breeze blowing in his face, and the waves churning beneath his feet.

Da Yan and Yin Yue were arguing fiercely.

The Great Evolution Divine Lord's voice carried a hint of arrogance: "Boy, I've decided to follow you. Since you can travel between the Spirit Realm and the Immortal Realm, I won't stand on ceremony and will take you as my disciple. I'll then teach you the later stages of the Great Evolution Technique. What do you say?"

Yin Yue snorted coldly: "Taking on disciples? You haven't even broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, and you dare to take on disciples? You're not doing your proper work, you don't cultivate properly, and you spend all your time thinking about those unorthodox methods. It's no wonder you're stuck in the Nascent Soul stage and can't get out."

The Great Evolution Divine Lord choked for a moment, his tone unfriendly: "Who are you calling neglecting their duties? My Great Evolution Technique is unparalleled in the realm of divine sense."

Silver Moon lazily interjected, "Unrivaled in the world? Then how come you haven't even broken through to the Nascent Soul stage?"

Great Evolutionary Lord: "..."

The Great Evolution Divine Lord remained silent for a long while before letting out a soft sigh: "In my lifetime, I never encountered a single Nascent Soul cultivator, but unexpectedly, after death, I met a granddaughter of a Mahayana cultivator from the Spirit Realm... Truly, life is unpredictable."

Silver Moon scoffed, "Now you realize the difference?"

The Great Evolution Divine Lord ignored her, then changed the subject, his tone tinged with anticipation: "By the way, young Lu, about that Six Paths of Reincarnation Disc you mentioned, can it really preserve memories of past lives for reincarnation?"

Lu Yan said calmly, "It's to restore your past life's memories after you're reincarnated, but that thing is in the hands of the Lord of the Samsara Palace, so don't think about it for now."

The Great Evolution Divine Lord's eyes lit up: "That works too! With my abilities, if the Samsara Palace recognizes my worth, they should invite me to join. Then, hehe..."

Silver Moon couldn't hold back any longer: "Invited you? A remnant soul who hasn't even broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, the Lord of the Samsara Palace probably wouldn't even bother to glance at you."

Great Evolution Divine Lord: "...Could you please stop bringing up the Nascent Soul stage all the time?"

The Soul-Nourishing Wood was in an uproar, but Lu Yan was too lazy to interrupt. He continued his escape, heading towards the outer sea.

Lu Yan flew close to the sea surface, while the Soul Nourishing Wood was still bickering, but he was too lazy to interrupt.

Ahead, a flash of light appeared, and shouts of battle mingled with the roars of demonic beasts.

Several human cultivators were surrounded by a group of demonic beasts. The leader, who was in the Core Formation stage, was already injured, and several Foundation Establishment stage disciples were pale and on the verge of collapse.

Lu Yan raised his hand, and the Myriad Demon Banner was summoned. The small, black banner fluttered in the wind, its surface churning with ghostly energy, and countless demonic souls roared out, rushing into the horde of beasts like hungry tigers pouncing on their prey.

Before the demonic beasts could even scream, they were torn apart by the demonic soul, their souls sucked into the banner, and their bodies fell into the sea.

It took no more than three breaths.

Several cultivators stood frozen in place, staring blankly at the monster corpses floating on the sea, before finally reacting after a long while.

The leader, a Core Formation cultivator, hurriedly stepped forward, bowed deeply, and said in a trembling voice, "Thank you so much for saving our lives, Senior! We are disciples of the Red Light Sect, ordered to patrol the outer sea area, but we were unexpectedly attacked by a horde of beasts. If it weren't for your intervention, Senior, we would surely be dead today!"

The other cultivators also bowed, their eyes filled with relief at surviving the ordeal.

Lu Yan waved his hand and casually asked, "Anything interesting happening out at sea lately?"

A female cultivator quickly answered, "Senior, you may not know this, but recently the demon race from the outer seas has been launching a large-scale attack on human settlements, seemingly searching for something. The Suanni race previously attacked several settlements near Qiyuan Island, and Elder Jinxia went to provide support, but was severely injured and is still recovering."

Lu Yan frowned slightly, thinking to himself: Could they be after me? The Suanni Clan is looking for their young master, and the Jiao Clan is looking for the Dragon Transformation Pearl and the Golden Spear. Both groups are stirring up trouble in the outer sea. Qiyuan Island is one of the largest gathering places for humans in the outer sea, so it's not surprising that it's being targeted.

Without saying much, he unleashed a burst of light beneath his feet and sped off towards Qiyuan Island.

Behind him, the rescued cultivators stared at his retreating figure, their gazes lingering for a long time.

"This senior... is so young," the female cultivator who had just answered murmured, her eyes gleaming. "She looks so young, yet she's already a Nascent Soul expert. I wonder if she needs a concubine?"

Another female cultivator chimed in, "And he's handsome too. Did you see that? The aura he exuded when he unleashed that banner just now..."

"Don't even think about it," the male cultivator accompanying them couldn't help but pour cold water on the idea. "How could a Nascent Soul cultivator possibly be interested in you? Saving our lives is already an immense blessing, and you still want to be my concubines?"

"Tch, you know everything." The female cultivator rolled her eyes at him. "What if the senior likes someone like me?"

The male cultivator's lips twitched; he was too lazy to argue any further.

The Core Formation cultivator leading the group shook his head and sighed, "Alright, stop arguing. Quickly send the news back to the sect. The outer seas are becoming increasingly turbulent; we must proceed with caution."

Only then did everyone put their minds at ease and fly towards Qiyuan Island.

Qiyuan Island.

From a distance, the atmosphere on the island was off.

The usually bustling market was mostly deserted, and there were two or three times more cultivators patrolling the streets than usual, all with solemn expressions.

Several damaged funeral boats were moored on the dock, with dark red bloodstains still remaining on their decks.

An atmosphere of impending storm enveloped the entire island.

As soon as Lu Yan landed on the island's edge, a disciple of the Red Light Sect came forward, cupping his hands and saying, "Senior, this junior has been waiting here for many days on the orders of Elder Jinxia."

Lu Yan frowned: "Lead the way."

The disciple dared not say more, stepped aside to lead the way, and with a burst of light beneath his feet, flew towards the island.

Lu Yan followed behind, his mind racing. The fact that Elder Jinxia had sent people to guard Qiyuan Island in advance meant that the situation was worse than he had anticipated.

The Suanni tribe attacked the human stronghold, Jinxia was seriously injured, and the Jiao tribe was plundering everywhere. It seems that life will not be easy for the human race in the outer sea.

Moreover, these things might all be related to myself.