Cultivating immortality begins with formations.

"Let's take a look at that Foundation Establishment cultivator's storage bag first..."

Jiang Zhi was also a little curious.

After all, the other party appeared suddenly and died instantly.

Neither of them knew each other's identities.

In the past, there weren't many people at the Foundation Establishment stage in Jiuling Market.

Although there are more Foundation Establishment cultivators now than before, they are mostly already well-known.

They took out all the items from the Foundation Establishment cultivator's storage bag and arranged them neatly by category.

What first caught Lu Yuan and Jiang Zhi's attention was a dark-colored family token, with a large character "风" (wind) in the very center of the token.

Jiang Zhi's beautiful eyes flickered slightly, and she said in surprise, "I recognize this token..."

"This is the family token of the Feng family, a cultivation family in Xuan'an Immortal City. This time, they are cooperating with the Liuli Sect to enter Jiuling Market. The person in charge is named Feng Xiangping, who is a Foundation Establishment cultivator."

Lu Yuan looked surprised upon hearing this: "You actually know cultivators from Xuan'an Immortal City."

Jiang Zhi shook her head: "I have never left Jiuling Market, how could I know about the situation in Xuan'an Immortal City? In fact..."

As she spoke, she gave Lu Yuan a strange look and continued, "The new array master from the Hundred Treasures Pavilion that you met before setting off for the Nine-Ling Mountains was from the Feng family of Xuan'an Immortal City."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan was not surprised but rather pleased.

I couldn't wait to check the remaining items in the storage bag.

However, no array jade slips were found.

Seeing this, Jiang Zhi laughed and said, "The Feng family of Xuan'an Immortal City is known for its talismans, but not for its array formations. That first-level array master from the Feng family should be considered an anomaly."

Does this go against the decisions of our ancestors...?

However, the fact that the Feng family, renowned for its talismans, managed to cultivate to the level of a first-tier array master is enough to demonstrate their talent in array formations, which should not be underestimated.

They put the storage bag and the Feng family token into the Crimson Flame Furnace to refine them.

The other talismans and elixirs were divided equally.

Several magical artifacts and a low-grade spiritual artifact were left to Jiang Zhi, to be broken down into refining materials in the future, so as to prevent the Feng family from discovering the deception.

As for the remaining ten or so mid-grade spirit stones and several hundred low-grade spirit stones, at Lu Yuan's suggestion, they were also divided into a 60/40 split.

Jiang Zhiliu, Lu Yuansi.

The reason for this division is that Lu Yuanquan wants both the demon core and the corpse of the Golden Scale Giant Lizard.

The demon core can be used to refine Foundation Building Pills in the future.

The Golden Scale Giant Lizard is a metal-elemental demon beast, and its demon core, when refined into a Foundation Establishment Pill, naturally leans towards the metal element.

The Foundation Establishment Pill in Lu Yuan's hand is of the Water element.

The Foundation Establishment Pill that Jiang Zhi is about to refine should be considered an Earth element pill.

In other words, when collecting foundation building materials in the future, you should favor the wood and fire elements.

"Ugh."

"Since I only have a low-grade spiritual root of the five elements, the only way to achieve a perfect and foolproof foundation building is to use foundation building pills."

Lu Yuan sighed deeply in his heart.

The level of aptitude plays a crucial role in the speed of cultivation and the barriers to realm.

As for the corpse of the Golden Scaled Giant Lizard, it was prepared for the Mystic Water Spirit Turtle.

He was connected with the Xuan Shui Ling Gui by divine sense and knew that it could grow rapidly by devouring the scales and essence blood of the Golden Scale Giant Lizard.

This also proves it.

The Xuan Shui Ling Turtle is no ordinary water-attribute demon beast. He had never heard of it before. Ordinary water-attribute demon beasts can devour Geng metal to accelerate their growth.

The mixture has been divided evenly.

Lu Yuan returned home, set up an iron pot and wooden tub, poured in the Qingyang Body Tempering Liquid, and took a comfortable bath.

He also summoned the Mysterious Water Spirit Turtle to bathe with him.

The palm-sized Xuan Shui Ling Turtle fluttered around Lu Yuan on the water's surface, appearing quite joyful.

Looking at this scene.

More than a month after leaving the market and entering the Jiuling Mountains, he finally felt completely at ease.

The days that followed.

He also inscribed several array plates for the Five Elements Mist Array and the Spirit-Severing Array for himself, while simultaneously accelerating his cultivation of the Nine Revolutions Body Refining Technique.

Thus, the Nine Revolutions Body Refining Technique has entered its third revolution, and the strength of the physical body is almost equal to the cultivation level.

This day.

He went to catch up with the pharmacist, only to find Ji Ming, who had already passed the first round of trials of the Azure Lotus Sword Sect, looking melancholy.

It was only after asking around that I learned the answer.

Sun Qi, an inner disciple of the Azure Lotus Sword Sect who was in the Foundation Establishment stage, was suddenly ambushed by an unknown cultivator half a month ago and almost lost his life.

Although he survived, he was seriously injured.

Therefore, Sun Qi could no longer stay in the market to oversee the work, so he returned to the sect.

The one currently presiding over the trials here is another Foundation Establishment stage disciple of the Azure Lotus Sword Sect, named Yan Fei.

Unlike Sun Qi, he did not take good care of Ji Ming.

Ji Ming was worried about the second round of entrance trials for the Azure Lotus Sword Sect...

"What?"

Lu Yuan was utterly shocked: "You're saying the second round of the initiation trial involves going to the border with the Canglan Domain and fighting against the cultivators of the Canglan Domain?"

Among the eighteen domains of the Southern Underworld, the Azure Lotus Domain and the Azure Wave Domain meet.

For thousands of years, the two sides have been fighting endlessly over cultivation resources.

Even though most of the Nine Ridges Mountains are in the Azure Lotus Domain, some branches extend into the Azure Lan Domain.

It's either today you send Golden Core cultivators to seize a few of my mountains, or tomorrow my Golden Core cultivators will annihilate several sects in the Azure Lotus Domain.

all in all.

The deep-seated animosity between the two sides could not be resolved.

Lu Yuan and his group were in Jiuling Market, and they knew that beyond the Jiuling Mountains, which stretched for more than ten thousand miles, lay the territory of Canglan Domain.

But because of this natural barrier, they never get to experience the wars of the cultivation world.

"It doesn't really count as war."

Ji Ming, who was always cheerful, now had a bitter look on his face: "I heard that we are going to compete for a spirit mine under the guidance of several Foundation Establishment stage senior brothers, and the ranking of this trial will be determined based on the performance in the battle."

Without Sun Qi's help, Ji Ming felt that the road ahead was uncertain.

really.

There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world. This journey is fraught with danger and unpredictable; one could very well die on the spot.

"No wonder most of those who signed up for the trial were independent cultivators, with very few from families. Perhaps they already knew the destination of the second round of trials."

Ji Ming realized this too late and gritted his teeth in anger.

He didn't blame Sun Qi for enticing him into the scheme; he only blamed that damned, mysterious Foundation Establishment cultivator...

If this Foundation Establishment cultivator hadn't severely injured Sun Qi, the latter wouldn't have left the market. He wouldn't have lost his life on the battlefield, relying on Sun Qi's appreciation.

"Can I still withdraw from the trial?" Lu Yuan asked.

"Once you sign up for the trial, you cannot withdraw."

Ji Ming replied.

The pharmacist shook his head and sighed, "When I was in the secular world, I saw too many battles between outlaws and bandits. Whenever one side started to recruit soldiers on a large scale, it was bound to be at a disadvantage."

Lu Yuan thought for a moment, then remained noncommittal: "I do have a different opinion..."

"The Azure Lotus Domain's arrangements in Jiuling Market and its recruitment of disciples for trials have been well-organized, and it doesn't accept just any cultivator."

"It's obvious they're building up reserves; they're probably planning something big soon. They won't send you guys as cannon fodder..."

"On the contrary, if you, Brother Ji, can stand out in this trial, you will definitely be highly valued and will never have to worry about cultivation resources in the future."

After Lu Yuan's analysis, the pharmacist frowned and pondered for a moment, then nodded: "Hmm... what Lu Yuan said makes sense..."

"Xiao Ji, this could be an opportunity for you."