A mortal cultivating immortality can nurture spirit beasts.

Zhou Yuan led Lin He and his companion to a temporary residence. She then called out to them, and two beautiful women with strikingly different expressions immediately came out.

One of them was charming and alluring, with captivating eyes, while the other was cold and aloof, yet the allure in her eyes was undeniable.

"These are my two newly accepted disciples, Fan Jingmei and Zhuo Ruting. Listen, this Fellow Daoist Lin and Fellow Daoist Lan are honored guests of my Miaoyin Sect. We must treat them well."

The two naturally agreed. Fan Jingmei's eyes sparkled, and she clung to Lan Chou like a water snake. However, Lan Chou was sparing with words, his face was expressionless, and he remained unmoved, rendering all her efforts futile. She couldn't help but feel secretly frustrated.

On the other side, Zhuo Ruting greeted Lin He with a cold face, but the charm between her brows could arouse a desire to conquer in people's hearts. After all, this contrasting performance was very attractive.

Zhuo Ruting was delighted to see Fan Jingmei fail. She had hoped to take this opportunity to impress Zhou Yuan, but Lin He was completely unresponsive to her seductive arts. She even began to wonder if the person in front of her was a woman disguised as a man, since she had previously charmed many male cultivators with this contrast.

Zhuo Ruting glanced at Lin He with a hint of resentment. The latter seemed to have noticed something, and he even pinched her waist with a mischievous grin, startling Zhuo Ruting.

"What? Miss Ruting, are you frightened already?"

Zhuo Ruting was taken aback, and then she found a strong, powerful hand wrapped around her slender waist. Zhuo Ruting looked at Lin He with some surprise. She really couldn't figure out the man in front of her. One moment he was calm and composed, and the next he looked eager. Which one was the real him?

Lin He teased her for a while and then let go. Zhou Yuan watched this and couldn't help but sigh.

The Miaoyin Sect is all female disciples, and it's always been the female disciples who tease the male cultivators. But now, they've been teased by this male cultivator instead.

Zhou Ming coughed and said, "Fellow Daoist Lin, feel free to bring out all the demon beast materials you have. Although our Miaoyin Sect is only a lower-middle-class power, we can still afford some spirit stones."

Lin He didn't waste any time, tossing two storage bags to Zhou Yuan. She carefully examined them, quickly developing an incredulous expression. She scrutinized Lin He and Lan Chou, then sighed.

"I was blind and did not realize that Fellow Daoist Lin was a person of great background. Our Miaoyin Sect will purchase all the materials here."

These two storage bags naturally contain the materials for the eighteen complete level-five demonic beasts. Although they are sold in the Chaotic Star Sea at a much lower price, they are much safer than in Tiannan. Moreover, the Miaoyin Sect has a good reputation, so there is no chance of any unpleasant incidents.

Zhuo Ruting, standing beside Lin He, also looked at him with surprise. It was the first time she had ever seen her master so out of control. Clearly, what Lin He had given her was far beyond what she had expected. Thinking of this, she became even more convinced of her idea. She pretended to accidentally brush against Lin He, but her face was as cold as ice. This contrast was simply insane. However, Lin He only glanced at her indifferently, completely ignoring her seductive charm. This made Fan Jingmei secretly delighted, while Zhuo Ruting looked depressed.

Zhou Yuan observed all of this, but her desire to win Lin He over grew stronger. She took out several bags of spirit stones and tentatively asked,

"May I be so bold as to ask? When Fellow Daoist Lin left the weapon-refining shop just now, it seemed he was heading to the Six-Linked Palace, right?"

"That's right," Lin He felt there was no need to hide it, so he said, "My senior brother Lan is not far from the Pseudo-Core Realm. I was just about to go to the Six-Linked Hall to buy Snow Spirit Water, Heavenly Fire Liquid, and Dust-Subduing Pills."

Zhou Yuan wasn't surprised to hear this. Instead, she shook her head and said, "Snow Spirit Water and Heavenly Fire Liquid are easy to buy as long as you have spirit stones. But the Dust-Clearing Pill is much more troublesome. This pill is made from many kinds of rare spiritual herbs and won't be sold easily."

Hearing this, Lin He nodded. In the original story, Han Li participated in the hunt for the Infant Carp Beast in order to obtain the Dust-Reducing Pill. Although the Infant Carp Beast was only level six, its strength was comparable to that of a level seven demon beast.

Lin He knew the chances of obtaining the Dust-Clearing Pill with spirit stones were slim. Thinking this, he subconsciously asked, "Your esteemed family seems quite adept at business. Do you have any connections to acquire the Dust-Clearing Pill?"

"This..." Zhou Yuan hesitated, but finally made up her mind and said, "Our sect does indeed have Dust-Clearing Pills, and there are two of them!"

"What?" Now it was Lin He's turn to be taken aback, and he quickly asked, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, is this true?"

Zhou Yuan nodded and said, "Of course, you two can go down first. I have something to discuss with these two fellow Daoists."

"Yes, disciple takes his leave!"

Although Zhuo Ruting and Fan Jingmei were also very curious, they dared not disobey their master's orders and obediently withdrew, even closing the door behind them.

This matter is of great importance, and Zhou Yuan dared not be careless. She quickly erected a soundproof barrier before saying, "It's not that I'm being overly cautious, but this matter is of utmost importance and cannot be known to others. Fellow Daoist Lin, Fellow Daoist Lan, before that, I hope that you two can keep what follows a secret and not tell outsiders."

Lin He and his companion nodded in agreement. Zhou Yuan then led them to a secret room, where a middle-aged man dressed in purple with a refined appearance emerged.

Lin He looked up and his heart stirred. This middle-aged man actually had the cultivation of the early stage of Core Formation. However, his spiritual energy fluctuations were very chaotic. It seemed that he had experienced a great battle and had suffered considerable losses.

"Husband, how are you?"

When Zhou Yuan saw this man, she showed unusual concern. This middle-aged man was none other than Wang Heng, the current leader of the Miaoyin Sect.

Sect Leader Wang shook his head and said, "It's nothing, just a minor injury. That beast's brute strength is truly astonishing. By the way, who are these two...?"

Zhou Yuan quickly explained, "These two are Fellow Daoist Lin and Fellow Daoist Lan. I specially invited them here to help my husband subdue that demonic beast."

"Hmm?" Sect Master Wang's gaze swept over Lin He, then looked at Lan Chou. In his opinion, Lan Chou was the one who could really help, while Lin He was just there to make up the numbers.

"This fellow Daoist Lan's cultivation is not low; he's probably not far from reaching the Pseudo-Core Realm."

Lin He quickly controlled Lan Chou to reply, "That's right, your wife invited me with two Dust-Reducing Pills, and I have no reason to refuse."

Sect Master Wang was not surprised. He nodded and said, "Alright, with the help of Fellow Daoist Lan and Fellow Daoist Lin, plus my wife, we can set up the Three Talents Formation to help me subdue this demon."

In the following time, Sect Master Wang took the pills to regulate his breathing, while Zhou Yuan explained the Three Talents Formation to Lin He and the other person.

An hour later, Sect Master Wang stood up, and Lin He and the other two had already learned the Three Talents Formation.

Sect Leader Wang led everyone to a more secluded secret room. He slowly pushed open the door, and then a huge figure appeared in front of everyone. It was a giant ape with a terrifying aura, which had reached the peak of the fifth level!