Cultivating immortality begins with formations.

Lu Yuan hesitated upon hearing Jiang Zhi's suggestion.

He currently only has one Foundation Establishment Pill, but Jiang Zhi promised that once the Foundation Establishment Pill is produced, one will be enough, and she will give him the remaining two.

In other words, I might have three Foundation Establishment Pills.

But he is not a body cultivator.

The Foundation Building Pill, made primarily from meteorite sand, didn't provide him with a significant boost.

The Foundation Establishment Pill given by Gu Qingyao is suitable for cultivators with water-elemental roots.

Meteorite Sand is suitable for cultivators with Earth Spirit Root.

According to Lu Yuan's plan, he intended to collect at least five Foundation Establishment Pills, one each of the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

Only in this way.

Only then can the success rate of foundation building be increased to over 90%.

However, this only makes the debt of gratitude even greater.

After much deliberation, Lu Yuan agreed: "Thank you, Sister Jiang. I will repay you handsomely in the future."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhi's eyes flashed with seductive charm as she sent him a flirtatious glance: "We'll talk about how much I'll repay you later, but you mustn't forget how kind Sister Jiang is."

Who could forget the kindness of a wealthy woman?

Lu Yuan suddenly felt a pang of emotion. The handsome face he had never paid attention to was, unknowingly, contributing to his path to immortality.

……

For the next two weeks.

Lu Yuan and Jiang Zhi did not provoke any other demonic beasts, and also intentionally avoided other cultivators in the Nine Ridges Mountains.

During the conversation, the two shared their cards.

Jiang Zhi's inner lining, a moon-white silk bodice, is a low-grade spiritual artifact. When activated, it can form a protective aura that even Foundation Establishment cultivators cannot easily break.

Besides.

She also mentioned that she knows a magic technique that can temporarily boost one's cultivation level.

Forcibly elevate the physical body to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Lu Yuan didn't hide anything, mentioning that he had a sword talisman that, once activated, could kill Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The two lay in ambush at the edge of the cliff.

I witnessed wave after wave of people arriving here in search of meteorite sand, only to leave cursing and swearing.

No cultivators have come for several days.

Lu Yuan and Jiang Zhi strolled around the area again to make sure no cultivators were lingering before climbing the cliff to search for the second-tier demon beast.

According to Jiang Zhi's description, the second-tier demonic beast on this cliff is a golden-scaled giant lizard.

It took three days to find traces of this monster.

A golden scale was found on the jagged rocks of the cliff.

Jiang Zhi pinched the golden scale, her voice filled with undisguised joy: "Found it. Its cave must be nearby."

Lu Yuan nodded.

He immediately activated two golden talismans to protect his body.

He had previously purchased many Golden Light Talismans from Liu Wanhai, and he still had more than twenty left in his storage bag, so he was not stingy with using them.

Besides.

He activated the Xuan Guang Ring on his hand, which, in addition to the flowing golden light, also erected a protective Xuan Guang light around his body.

With two layers of protection on him, Lu Yuan felt a little more at ease: "We don't know any tracking methods, so we can only conduct a thorough search."

The two searched from dawn until noon before finally finding a rock, about ten feet long, extending out from the cliff.

Where the rocks meet the cliffs, there is a dark cave about half a person's width wide.

The two landed lightly on the rocks. Jiang Zhi looked ahead and found traces of animals crawling along the edge of the cave.

Furthermore, there were many golden scales scattered around the cave entrance.

Lu Yuan was moved and summoned the Mysterious Water Spirit Turtle from the beast pouch at his waist.

Sure enough, as soon as the latter appeared, it used its tortoise feet to leap off Lu Yuan's palm, arrived at the cave entrance, and began to gnaw on the golden scales.

The Xuan Shui Ling Turtle was only the size of a palm at the moment, but its golden scales were about the same size.

However, these golden scales, comparable to its body, were quickly devoured by the Xuan Shui Ling Turtle.

A series of crisp, cracking sounds came from the turtle's mouth...

Jiang Zhi's pretty face was moved: "This is your spirit pet, it's so powerful."

The golden scales fell from the back of the Golden Scale Giant Lizard; they were so hard that even ordinary cultivators' swords and sabers could not cut them.

But when the Xuan Shui Ling Turtle bites, it's as easy as eating potato chips.

Lu Yuan and the Xuan Shui Spirit Turtle were of one mind. He had just sensed that the Xuan Shui Spirit Turtle wanted to come out, but he did not know that it was because of these golden scales.

Looking at it now...

This Xuan Shui Ling Turtle is not simple; it may have undergone some kind of mutation, otherwise its terrifying bite force would be inexplicable.

The six or seven golden scales on the ground were swallowed by the Xuan Shui Ling Turtle, and the golden patterns on the turtle's shell shimmered with a faint golden light, flowing slowly like golden water.

After the golden patterns on its shell swirled around a few times, its body grew even larger.

Lu Yuan was also somewhat astonished when he saw this scene.

"This is amazing!"

After the Xuan Shui Ling Turtle finished eating the golden scales on the ground, it raised its head and stared ingratiatingly at the one in Jiang Zhi's hand.

"Crunch, crunch..."

Jiang Zhi tossed the golden scales to the Xuan Shui Ling Turtle, which caught them in one bite and began to devour them.

Only after swallowing the last golden scale did it prop itself up on its limbs again, leap onto Lu Yuan's knees, and climb upwards step by step...

Seeing that it was struggling to climb, Lu Yuan reached out and caught it. After holding it, he found that it had become a bit heavier.

After putting it into his beast pouch, Lu Yuan said, "I bought it from the Lin family's Beast Taming Pavilion. It seems I'm quite lucky."

"For cultivators, luck is also part of opportunity."

Jiang Zhi smiled.

At the same time, I felt a little envious.

For a body cultivator, it is essential to find a spirit pet to serve as a mount, and she had considered this idea before.

But no suitable one was found, so the plan was abandoned.

Setting aside her thoughts, Jiang Zhi said with a serious expression, "That golden-scaled giant lizard should be entering the molting stage, shedding its old scales and growing new ones..."

"Once all the scales on its body have been replaced, its strength will surely increase again, and it is still unknown whether it will even enter the ranks of third-tier demon beasts."

"A third-tier demonic beast!"

After listening to her analysis, Lu Yuan couldn't help but murmur.

If we consider the cultivation level of a third-tier demon beast, it is already comparable to the late Foundation Establishment stage. Moreover, the combat strength of demon beasts far surpasses that of ordinary cultivators.

"But there's no need to worry. Judging from the few scattered scales, it should have just entered the molting period. New scales haven't grown on its back yet, so it's in a weak state... We've come at just the right time."

Jiang Zhi's eyes sparkled, and she smiled happily.

……

The Golden Scale Giant Lizard is a late-stage Tier 2 monster, and even in its fading phase, it requires careful handling.

Its cave is hidden inside the mountain, so dark you can't see your hand in front of your face, and the spiritual energy is murky.

If a cultivator enters this place, their strength will be greatly reduced, which is tantamount to courting death.

Lu Yuan and Jiang Zhi did not venture deeper into the cave. Instead, they collected withered branches and leaves outside the cave, burned them, and then activated a hurricane to draw the smoke into the cave.

A moment later.

A series of roars echoed from the cave, accompanied by a foul stench.

Smoke billowed out of the cave, carrying with it a foul, fishy stench.

A giant lizard, about two zhang long and half a person tall, suddenly leaped out of the cave.

Lu Yuan and Jiang Zhi dodged and hung on the cliff.

The golden monitor lizard was covered with palm-sized, rhomboid golden scales arranged like fish scales, gleaming with a cold metallic sheen in the sunlight.

What is most eye-catching is its thick and powerful tail.

Its end is enlarged into a hammer shape and covered with fine scales. When it is swung, it can produce a metallic sound.