Cultivating immortality begins with formations.

The moment the voice sounded from behind, the Foundation Establishment cultivator was horrified to discover that the surrounding spiritual energy seemed to have been suddenly drained away by some force, leaving nothing behind.

A vacuum of spiritual energy appeared around him, and the Foundation Establishment cultivator was caught off guard, his body falling rapidly downwards.

He hurriedly circulated his spiritual energy to stabilize himself.

However, relying solely on its own spiritual energy, its flight speed is much slower than before.

Before he could even fly away from the cliff area, a dazzling, icy sword intent shot out from within the cliff wall, blasting apart large sections of rock.

Then, this icy sword intent transformed into a massive pillar of sword energy, radiating a chilling aura, and slashed down at him.

Even Foundation Establishment cultivators have no way to avoid the sudden appearance of the sword energy pillar.

However, when one is inside the Spirit-Severing Array, the effectiveness of activating talismans or casting spells will be greatly reduced.

The protective aura hastily summoned was struck by the pillar of sword energy and shattered instantly.

"what!"

With a single scream, the Foundation Establishment cultivator had half his body severed by the sword energy and fell from the sky.

A person is in mid-air.

Knowing that his life was hanging by a thread, he instantly activated three protective talismans.

To their despair, they discovered that the combined effect of these three second-tier protective talismans was almost identical to the power of a single second-tier talisman.

Jiang Zhi was already waiting below. Her pair of gilded hammers rapidly expanded to the size of millstones, and she caught the Foundation Establishment cultivator by striking him with the hammers, like a sandwich.

Bang!

The protective light generated by the talisman instantly dissipated, and a cloud of blood mist exploded and scattered in the air.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator's mutilated upper body was reduced to a bloody pulp and scattered in the air under the combined attack of the two hammers.

Its legs struggled for only a moment before drooping limply.

It perfectly illustrates what it means to appear suddenly and die quickly.

……

"The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, but this oriole is far too naive and ignorant."

Lu Yuan picked up the demon core of the golden-scaled giant lizard and a storage bag from a pile of flesh, and sneered disdainfully.

During the fierce battle with the Golden Scale Giant Lizard, he discovered that the Five Elements Mist Array left on the cliff had been activated.

After some investigation, they realized that someone had been secretly spying on them.

Lu Yuan used his divine sense to warn Jiang Zhi. The two of them had already made arrangements in secret, waiting for the other to come and meet their death.

To use one's intentions to scheme against the unintentional.

Even Foundation Establishment cultivators were powerless against the sword talisman left by Gu Qingyao and Jiang Zhi, who had raised her physical body to the Foundation Establishment realm after using the Burst Technique.

The most important element among them is the Spirit-Severing Array.

If the Spirit-Severing Array hadn't suddenly activated, catching the opponent off guard and causing their strength to plummet, Lu Yuan and Jiang Zhi's methods for dealing with Foundation Establishment stage cultivators wouldn't have been so easily effective.

With hand seals and incantations, Lu Yuan burned the remains of the unknown Foundation Establishment cultivator. He then looked at Jiang Zhi, who was covered in blood mist but had an excited expression, and quickly said...

"My storage bag is already full. Sister Jiang, take the Golden Scaled Giant Lizard's corpse with you, we'll leave immediately."

"it is good."

Jiang Zhi responded.

The two then flew low and quickly moved away from the area.

They found a secluded spot, tidied themselves up, changed their clothes, and sat down to meditate and recover.

Jiang Zhi, now dressed in a different outfit, was radiant. The energy from unleashing the Burst Technique hadn't dissipated yet; her cheeks were flushed, making her even more alluring.

She slowly opened her eyes and looked at Lu Yuan, who was also clean and handsome, with a tender gaze.

Even with his eyes closed, Lu Yuan could sense that he was enveloped in a beautiful atmosphere.

An alluring woman's fragrance wafted over.

Just as he was preparing to adopt a passive-aggressive attitude, he heard Jiang Zhi's exasperated voice: "I...I can't move."

Lu Yuan suddenly opened his eyes and found that Jiang Zhi, who had been so bright and alluring just moments before, was now lying on the ground, her limbs twitching uncontrollably.

His expression changed slightly, and he immediately began to examine the area.

Not only were her muscles stiff, but her once plump and voluptuous body had also become as hard as a rock.

"Is it poisoning?"

Lu Yuanjian frowned.

Jiang Zhi belatedly realized what was happening and tried to shake her head but couldn't. Her lips moved, making indistinct sounds.

"I received it; it seems to possess the power to reverse the spell that I've been wondering about."

"Wait until nine."

After a moment of contemplation, Lu Yuan finally understood.

According to Jiang Zhi's previous introduction, her technique, which can temporarily elevate one's physical cultivation to the Foundation Establishment stage after a power surge, is called the Breaking Limit Golden Body.

However, there will be a backlash after it is used.

It will return to normal after about seven or eight hours.

Because Jiang Zhi herself had never used this technique before, she was unaware of its potential backlash, and she never expected it to come so quickly.

"Um."

"Sister Jiang, you should rest first. I'll protect you."

Lu Yuan nodded, and then set up the array plates for the Five Elements Mist Array and the Spirit-Severing Array on his left and right.

Behind him, Jiang Zhi could only move her eyes and brain.

His eyes darted around Lu Yuan, his gaze full of frustration.

My mind was filled with only three words... I'm not reconciled.

……

Five days later.

Lu Yuan and Jiang Zhi returned to Jiulingfang Market.

They entered the inner city and went to Jiang Zhi's house.

The two then began to divide the spoils of their trip.

"There are a total of one hundred and twenty meteorite sands here. After deducting the thirty for refining Foundation Establishment Pills, how about we split the rest fifty-fifty?"

Lu Yuan said with a smile.

He will also receive a share when the Foundation Establishment Pill is successfully refined; this method of distribution is the fairest.

Jiang Zhi had no objections and nodded in agreement.

Meteorite sand has many uses and is also a material for refining weapons, so she naturally uses it as well.

Lu Yuan took out Starfall Sand from his storage bag, kept forty-five pieces for himself, and gave the rest to Jiang Zhi.

He went to collect the meteorite sand alone, but this time, he didn't play any tricks and actually managed to collect just that much meteorite sand.

Jiang Zhi trusted him quite a bit and put the seventy-five meteorite sands that Lu Yuan handed over into her storage bag.

"When do you plan to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill?"

At this moment, Jiang Zhi had already shaken off the backlash from the Breaking Golden Body, but a blush still appeared on her pretty face.

Upon hearing this, he straightened up and said, "I know a second-level alchemist in the market, and I plan to find him to start refining pills in a while."

The Foundation Building Pill is no small matter; it's hard to guarantee that it won't tempt people and lead to schemes.

Lu Yuan couldn't help but worry about her: "What's this alchemist's reputation like? And which power does she align herself with?"

"That alchemist is a rogue cultivator with no established background. He was a good friend of my father and his character is impeccable."

Upon hearing Jiang Zhi's words, Lu Yuan stopped asking questions and simply told her to let him know when she was refining the Foundation Establishment Pill, and that he would be there as well.

Then came the hunting of all sorts of demonic beasts in the Nine Ridges Mountains.

Other materials taken from the corpses of first-tier demonic beasts were of little use to Lu Yuan.

Therefore, it was all left to Jiang Zhi.

She also suggested that some materials could be incorporated into the Golden Shadow Sword to upgrade its grade to that of a top-grade magic weapon.

Not only that.

The pelt of that first-tier demonic beast, the Bloodclaw Brown Bear, can also be refined into a top-grade magical protective robe.

Lu Yuan currently only has one defensive magic artifact, the Xuan Guang Ring; otherwise, he wouldn't have prepared so many Golden Light Talismans in his storage bag.

Therefore, he did not refuse, and did not even mention the possibility of receiving spirit stones as payment, but readily accepted.

In the end, all that remained were the Foundation Establishment cultivator's storage bag, the Golden Scale Giant Lizard's demon core, and its enormous corpse.

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