A mortal cultivating immortality can nurture spirit beasts.

"You're awake!"

Lin He stroked the black hair of the stunning beauty in his arms with one hand, while his other hand continued to play with it, seemingly still not satisfied. However, the stunning beauty in his arms had a cold expression, and her eyes held a hint of grievance and resentment as she stared at him.

As a Core Formation cultivator, Nangong Wan was defiled by a Qi Refining cultivator. How could she not feel wronged?

"Aren't you going to let go of your claws?"

Lin He gave an awkward smile. Nangong Wan then got up and walked to the storage bag, changed into a set of white clothes, and then carefully looked Lin He over.

"His appearance is quite good, but his cultivation level... is far too low."

Nangong Wan felt a strong sense of resentment, but she couldn't bring herself to kill the man.

After glaring fiercely at Lin He, Nangong Wan finally spoke.

"You should know who I am. If word gets out about what happened today, I will definitely kill you."

"I don't want to be hunted down by a Core Formation cultivator. Don't worry, I'll keep it a secret."

Nangong Wan nodded, then looked at him still completely naked, her face flushed red, and she quickly turned around, urging, "Aren't you ashamed? Hurry up and put on some clothes!"

"Hehe, we've already been completely naked, so what's there to be ashamed of? We've seen everything, things we should and shouldn't have seen, haven't we?"

Upon hearing this, Nangong Wan's eyebrows furrowed, and she looked about to erupt in anger. However, as if remembering something, she let out a cold snort.

"Stop being so glib here. We'll need to work together when we get out."

Lin He understood, of course, and he didn't dare to be negligent. He quickly dressed, but before leaving, he collected all the dozen or so spiritual herbs, and even put away the corpse of the black dragon.

"This Lesser Five Elements Sumeru Formation is not so easy to break. My current cultivation level is not enough. I need to add your talisman treasure, the Golden Light Brick."

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After a loud roar, Nangong Wan's slightly grown figure appeared in front of the disciples of the Hidden Moon Sect. Everyone dared not breathe, fearing that this Ancestor Nangong would punish them.

However, Nangong Wan only gazed into the distance for a moment before coldly announcing, "Let's go!"

After Nangong Wan and the others left, Lin He came out a moment later.

"It's already the fourth day, and the forbidden area trial will end in one more day. We can no longer conserve our strength. We need to collect as many demonic beasts and spiritual herbs as possible. Come out together, all of you."

As they spoke, two Mountain-Pushing Beasts, a Three-Eyed Fire Wolf, an Ice-Fire Wolf, a Azure Water Crocodile, and a Howling Wind Eagle, along with forty Frost Toads—a total of fifty spirit beasts—appeared around Lin He, protecting him in the center. After comparing several maps and making a plan in mind, Lin He waved his hand and said with considerable pride,

"Set off!"

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Finally, on the afternoon of the fifth day, the seven Core Formation stage cultivators from the seven sects, along with the leaders of each sect and even Old Monster Qiong, all arrived here. The Core Formation stage cultivators from the seven sects once again joined forces to open the passage to the forbidden area.

Half an hour later, a Taoist priest came out and came to Fuyunzi of Qingxu Sect, which made Fuyunzi feel much better.

Soon, disciples from various sects came out one after another, including Senior Brother Chen Qiaoshan from Huangfeng Valley. As soon as Senior Brother Chen came out, he immediately looked towards Master Li. Not seeing Lin He, he frowned, but still obediently walked to Master Li's side.

Not long after, Senior Sister Chang also came out. Upon seeing this, Senior Brother Chen quickly stepped forward to ask if he had seen Lin He.

Senior Sister Chang nodded and said, "I met Junior Brother Lin on our first day in the forbidden area, but he went to the central area to collect spiritual herbs, and I didn't want to be a burden to him, so I didn't go with him. Strange, hasn't Junior Brother Lin come out yet?"

For some reason, Senior Sister Chang did not mention encountering the Twin Beauties of the Hidden Moon.

Upon hearing that Lin He had gone to the central area, Senior Brother Chen's expression changed drastically. "This Junior Brother Lin is really... Sigh, how are we going to explain this to Seventh Sister?"

Senior Sister Chang could only comfort him, "Senior Brother Chen, there's no need to worry too much. Junior Brother Lin's skills far surpass mine."

Senior Sister Chang briefly explained Lin He's abilities, which reassured Senior Brother Chen considerably.

As time went by, fewer and fewer disciples came out, but Lin He was still nowhere to be seen, and Senior Brother Chen couldn't help but get anxious.

Just then, Senior Sister Chang patted him on the shoulder. Senior Brother Chen quickly turned around and saw a yellow figure appear, which was Lin He.

"Junior Brother Lin, you really scared me to death!"

Amidst the ups and downs, Senior Brother Chen was truly excited and couldn't help but pat Lin He on the shoulder, saying, "It's so good that you're back."

Lin He simply smiled slightly, even with a hint of apology. He could tell that this Senior Brother Chen genuinely cared about his safety. Although Senior Sister Chen's influence was undeniable, in such a seemingly heartless world, the fact that someone could care about him so much was a comforting sight.

Lin He bowed to Master Li. Li Huayuan simply waved his hand dismissively at Lin He's return, clearly having no expectations whatsoever.

Not long after, Han Li and Xiang Zhili also came out. However, their cultivation levels were low, and they were treated the same as Lin He, so they were not valued by Master Li at all.

When Han Li saw Lin He, he greeted him, but he didn't mention Zhong Wu and Han Tianya at all.

Lin He looked around and saw that not many disciples from the other sects had come out. For example, the Giant Sword Sect only had two disciples, while the Hidden Moon Sect had not sent out a single one.

"Hasn't Nangong Wan come out yet?"

Just as Lin He was looking at the location of the passage and muttering to himself, a large group of disciples suddenly walked out of the passage, led by Nangong Wan.

The moment Nangong Wan appeared, Old Monster Qiong breathed a sigh of relief, and Fairy Ni Chang couldn't help but rush over, showing concern like a good sister, which puzzled everyone.

Nangong Wan responded, then subconsciously glanced around. Her gaze lingered on Lin He, and their eyes met briefly in mid-air before they looked away.

This place is not a forbidden area. With so many Core Formation stage cultivators watching, neither Lin He nor Nangong Wan wanted to reveal any flaws and arouse suspicion.

Next comes the time to verify the results, since Li Huayuan, Fuyunzi, and Qiong Laoguai have already made a bet.

At first, the people from Huangfeng Valley only brought out a few spiritual herbs, which made Master Li so angry that his nose almost twisted out of shape. When it was Senior Brother Chen's turn, he contributed ten spiritual herbs at once, and Master Li's expression finally improved a little.

However, the next moment, two Taoist priests from Qingxu Sect contributed more than a dozen spiritual herbs, causing Master Li's handsome face to turn as dark as a pig's liver again.

On Master Li's side, only Xiang Zhili, Han Li, and Lin He, the three with the lowest cultivation levels, remained.

Xiang Zhili chuckled and presented a purple monkey flower first. Master Li hadn't expected much from him anyway, so he wasn't particularly disappointed.

When it was Lin He's turn, he only handed over ten spiritual herbs. As for the rest, he stored them all in his personal space, which neither the Core Formation cultivators nor the spirit-smelling beast could detect.

Upon seeing that Lin He had contributed ten spiritual herbs at once, Master Li was naturally overjoyed.

When it was Han Li's turn, he took out twenty spiritual herbs in one go. Master Li was overjoyed to see this, and his bet with Fu Yunzi was turned around in an instant.

Lin He was quite surprised to see this. He hadn't expected that Han Li, although he hadn't gone to the Blue Stone Palace, seemed to have gained quite a lot elsewhere.

However, the Hidden Moon Sect had many surviving disciples, and under Nangong Wan's leadership, they had swept away many demonic beasts and obtained a large number of spiritual herbs. Thus, Old Monster Qiong won the bet.

Although Master Li lost the bet, he still publicly accepted Han Li as a disciple in order to get half of the spiritual medicine Han Li contributed.

The forbidden area trial came to an end, and Grandmaster Li used his spirit beast to carry everyone back to the sect.