Mortal: I have a gathering technique

Yellow Maple Valley, Spirit Eye Cave.

Fang Qing, who had rushed back from Xiaozhushan, first checked on the three women. Seeing that they were all cultivating diligently, he did not disturb them.

Then, he looked at a sound transmission fire on the array above his head.

He caught the flame in his hand and listened intently to the sounds transmitted within it.

The communication talisman was sent by Chen Qiaotian and tells the story of the Yan family's "treasure hunt".

The specific details were not explained, but he was told to visit Muguang Peak again when he had time.

Fang Qing pondered for a moment, but did not set off immediately. Instead, he entered the weapon-refining room, took out the ancient teleportation array base, restarted it, and connected it to the Chaotic Star Sea.

After doing all this, he left the cave and rode away in his divine wind boat.

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Mu Guangfeng.

On his second visit to this place, Fang Qing landed on the mountaintop with practiced ease and headed straight for the central main hall.

Inside the hall, a flash of silver light appeared, and Huiming's figure materialized out of thin air.

However, after not seeing him for more than a month, Huiming's face turned slightly pale, and his aura revealed a hint of weakness.

Fang Qing's eyes widened in surprise: "The elder is injured?"

Huiming smiled and waved his hand dismissively, "Junior brother, don't worry, it's just a minor injury."

Fang Qing's eyes flashed, and he exclaimed in surprise:

"It seems the Demonic Path has indeed sent a formidable figure to the Yan family's treasure-hunting event..."

"That's true. There are four Core Formation cultivators alone, and one old demon in the early Nascent Soul stage."

Huiming nodded with lingering fear, then looked directly at Fang Qing, clapped his hands, and laughed:

"Although the villains of the demonic path are all cunning, none of them can match my junior brother's uncanny ability to foresee events."

Fang Qing smiled slightly, without any pretense of modesty or politeness, and said smoothly:

"Elder, could you tell me what happened at the treasure hunt?"

Huiming waved his hand readily, "That's easy. Even if you hadn't asked, I would have kept nagging you about it..."

He then recounted his trip to the Yan family in detail.

It turned out that after receiving Fang Qing's reminder that day, Hui Ming immediately summoned Hong Fu and other Core Formation peers and told them about Fang Qing's guess.

The reason they didn't report to Linghu Laoguai was that the latter wasn't in the sect, but had gone north with a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Hidden Moon Sect to persuade Long Han and his wife.

After some discussion, Hong Fu and the others finally decided that Hui Ming and Lei Wanhe would make the trip.

Because the Yan family has the closest relationship with the Hidden Moon Sect, and Yan Ruyan has also joined the Hidden Moon Sect, Huiming and his companion decided to go to the Hidden Moon Sect first to make a greeting.

Upon learning of this, the higher-ups of the Hidden Moon Sect dared not delay and immediately dispatched two Core Formation cultivators to accompany Huiming and his companion to Yan Family Fortress.

As Fang Qing had predicted, Wang Chan did indeed arrive.

During the treasure hunt, just as Wang Chan was about to perform a blood sacrifice, Huiming and his three companions appeared to stop her.

Unlike the original story, Wang Chan's group consisted of four Core Formation cultivators. In addition, Wang Chan's second uncle, Wang Tiangu, also infiltrated the group.

Fortunately, the Hidden Moon Sect secretly sent a Grand Elder at the early Nascent Soul stage, who stopped Wang Tiangu at the crucial moment.

As for the Yan family, in the original story, Wang Chan only brought two Core Formation cultivators with her. In order to gain the trust of the Yan family, she and Yan Ruyan exchanged a life-or-death curse.

With Wang Tiangu, who is at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, present, the Yan family had no room for negotiation and was forced to agree to the dual cultivation arrangement.

However, as the old saying goes, every cloud has a silver lining.

Because there was no Life and Death Curse to restrain him, the Yan family patriarch decisively betrayed them when he saw Huiming and the others appear.

They helped Huiming and the others attack the Ghost Spirit Sect's Core Formation stage.

In the end, after a fierce battle, the Wang family fled in disarray.

Huiming and the others sustained minor injuries.

Now, after recounting the events of the Yan family, Huiming said solemnly:

"In this matter, Junior Brother deserves the most credit, but Senior Sister Hongfu and I have benefited the most. Therefore, we have discussed it and decided to give Junior Brother some compensation. Is there anything Junior Brother urgently needs?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Qing looked puzzled. "Cheap? What do you mean by that, Elder?"

Huiming said:

"Junior brother, you may not know this, but just half a month ago, news came from the two kingdoms of Cheqi that the six sects of the demonic path have increased their invasion efforts, and the immortal sects of the two kingdoms are already stretched thin on the battlefield."

"Since there has been no news from Ancestor Linghu, after discussion, our seven sects decided that each sect would send two Core Formation cultivators to provide support to the Cheqi Kingdom."

"But because we were the first to discover the Yan family's affair, and because of that merit, plus the fact that Senior Brother Lei and I were slightly injured, Huangfeng Valley was ultimately exempted from the quota."

"In that case, wouldn't it be the few of us who took advantage of you, junior brother?"

Fang Qing hadn't expected it to be such a "cheap" deal. Although the risk of dying was not high in this mission to support the two kingdoms of Cheqi, being able to escape it was undoubtedly a good thing.

As for compensation...

Fang Qing thought for a moment and realized that he didn't have anything he urgently needed, so he politely declined.

However, Huiming became anxious: "As the old saying goes, even close brothers should keep clear accounts. How can we just let it go like this!"

It seemed they had discussed this beforehand, and at this point, Huiming asked directly:

"Junior Brother is not far from forming his core. I wonder if you have prepared the Snow Spirit Water and Heavenly Fire Liquid?"

Snow Spirit Water and Heavenly Fire Liquid are essential for aiding in the formation of the Golden Core.

Although it is very precious, it is not that rare compared to treasures like the Dust-Reducing Pill and the Golden Core Pill, which can increase the chances of forming a core.

If you visit several large markets, you're bound to find it.

Therefore, Elder Linghu did not prepare anything for Fang Qing.

Fang Qing himself had pre-ordered this item at the Duobao Pavilion in Huangfeng Valley Market a long time ago.

However, judging from Huiming's current intentions, it seems that he has also prepared this item. After a moment's thought, he shook his head.

Seeing this, Huiming pointed at Fang Qing, his tone somewhat reproachful:

"See, I told you not to be polite. Your senior sister Hong Fu and I were prepared."

After speaking, he took out two light blue jade boxes from his storage bag and placed them in front of Fang Qing.

Fang Qing had never seen Heavenly Fire Liquid and Snow Spirit Water before, and curiously opened the two jade boxes one by one.

One box contained a clear, transparent liquid; as soon as the lid was lifted, a blast of cold air rapidly spread outwards. The other box, on the contrary, contained a ball of scorching, crimson liquid.

Fang Qing observed for a while, then closed the lid again. "Since the elder has already prepared this, then Fang Qing will not stand on ceremony."

With a smile, he put the two jade boxes away.

"That's more like it!"

Huiming nodded in satisfaction.

Then, he took out a storage bag and stuffed it into Fang Qing's hand.

"Take this one too."

Fang Qing held the storage bag and subconsciously probed it with his divine sense. He saw that the bag contained a pile of colorful mid-grade spirit stones, about three hundred pieces in total.

This amount is quite substantial, roughly equivalent to the net worth of two or three late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Even for a seasoned Core Formation expert like Huiming, this is a considerable fortune.

However, judging from Huiming's words, it was clear that the eight of them, who had reached the Core Formation stage, pooled their resources together, and each person didn't contribute much.

Thinking of this, Fang Qing didn't bother to refuse anymore and simply put it away.

Both parties were satisfied with this outcome.

Next, Fang Qing inquired about the battlefield between the two countries of Che and Qi.

About an hour later, he took his leave.