The Confucian and Taoist Sages of Mortal Cultivation

Hearing this, Xiaomei, who was standing nearby, rolled her beautiful eyes and chuckled, "Why would I need to be smashed to pieces?"

"Why don't you just offer yourself to me, Miss?"

"This Phoenix Blood Flower will serve as the betrothal gift for the young lady."

As soon as she finished speaking, a blush appeared on Xin Ruyin's cheeks.

"Xiao Mei! You little rascal, you're getting bolder and bolder, even daring to make fun of me," Xin Ruyin scolded playfully.

Xiao Mei, however, said after careful consideration, "Miss, think about it carefully. The Wang family of Zixia Mountain will definitely not let this go."

"We can't freely enter and leave the market anymore. We either need to find a secluded mountain forest to stay in, or find a powerful backer who isn't afraid of the Wang family."

"Senior Yang is a Foundation Establishment cultivator, no less than the Wang family patriarch. Moreover, Senior Yang helped us before, which shows that he is a kind-hearted and righteous person. Now he is willing to help us again by giving us a precious thousand-year-old spiritual herb, which shows that he is also sincere towards Miss."

"Miss and Senior Yang are a match made in heaven."

Xin Ruyin blushed deeply after being spoken to, and secretly glanced at Yang Qingyuan to see his reaction.

"Ahem." Yang Qingyuan hadn't expected Xiaomei to be so bold. He coughed twice and said, "If Miss Ruyin doesn't mind, she can stay by my side."

"Yang is willing to treat you as a concubine."

Xiao Mei stared expectantly at Xin Ruyin, waiting for her response.

Xin Ruyin lowered her head at first, her jade hands tightly gripping the medicine box containing the phoenix blood flower. After hesitating for a moment, she looked up at Yang Qingyuan, parted her lips slightly, and said, "Ruyin is willing to serve by your side, young master."

Seeing this, Xiaomei beamed with joy and said, "This is wonderful! Not only has Miss resolved the drawbacks of the Dragon Roar Physique, but she has also found a good match. Today is truly a double celebration."

Yang Qingyuan then instructed, "Next, you will need to take the Phoenix Blood Flower in a quiet place."

"The Wang family already knows about this courtyard; it's not safe to stay here any longer."

"You two come with me to the Divine Weapon Pavilion first. Stay there for a while, and once I've finished crafting the magical artifacts, I'll take you to my cave dwelling."

Upon hearing this, Xin Ruyin naturally did not object, and instead said, "Very well, the formation prepared for the young master must not be taken lightly."

"The array flags and array plates should be of the highest quality. We should ask the weapon refiners at the weapon refinement shop to make some."

Upon hearing this, Yang Qingyuan asked, "Has Ruyin decided what kind of formation she wants to create?"

Xin Ruyin nodded slightly and introduced, "I happen to have the inheritance of the ancient formation 'Inverted Five Elements Formation' here."

"Once this formation is set up, it will be no less powerful than the mountain-protecting formations of the three major sects of Yuanwu Kingdom."

"However, with my current strength, I am not able to create the complete Reversal Five Elements Formation. I can only make a replica, but it can still unleash 30% of its power."

"Even a Core Formation cultivator trapped in the Reversed Five Elements Formation cannot escape without some effort."

Yang Qingyuan had also heard of the famous Inverted Five Elements Formation, so he agreed and took Xin Ruyin and Xiao Mei with him to the Divine Weapon Pavilion.

The red-faced manager of the Divine Weapon Pavilion was quite surprised to see Yang Qingyuan return with two women, but he didn't ask any questions. He immediately cleaned up the empty room in the backyard and handed it over to Yang Qingyuan for use.

Over the next three months, Yang Qingyuan observed the red-faced shopkeeper refining the Hundred Beasts Furnace and reforging the seven flying swords, while also observing Xin Ruyin creating the Inverted Five Elements Formation.

Xin Ruyin held nothing back from Yang Qingyuan, not only sharing all her array formation inheritances but also personally teaching him the way of array formations.

During this time, she also went into seclusion and consumed the Phoenix Blood Flower to cleanse her marrow and improve the aptitude of her Dragon Roar Body. Her Yin and Yang energies were temporarily balanced, allowing her to continue her cultivation.

Three months passed quietly. At noon, inside the lobby of Shenbingge store.

The red-faced shopkeeper, Yang Qingyuan, Xin Ruyin, and Xiaomei were gathered around a huge wooden table.

On the wooden table were seven gleaming flying swords, a black alchemy furnace half the height of a person, five array flags of different colors, and a five-colored array plate.

"I have fulfilled my mission!" The red-faced shopkeeper of the Divine Weapon Pavilion couldn't stop smiling when he saw so many exquisite magical artifacts. He introduced them to Yang Qingyuan and said, "The magical artifacts that our esteemed guest entrusted to our shop have all been completed. Please take a look."

As soon as he finished speaking, the shopkeeper pointed to the seven flying swords and said, "These seven flying swords have all been infused with iron essence, making them incredibly sharp. Even ordinary top-grade defensive magic weapons cannot withstand any of them."

Upon hearing this, Yang Qingyuan reached out and picked up the Changhong Sword, carefully stroking its blade. Then, he took out a scale that had fallen off the black dragon from his storage bag, and immediately thrust the sword at the scale, easily piercing it.

"What a fine sword!"

Upon seeing this, Yang Qingyuan's eyes lit up, and he thought to himself, "If I had these seven reforged flying swords to help me when I was dealing with the Ink Dragon back then, I wouldn't have needed to use the Wind and Thunder Fan to kill it."

He was very satisfied with the power of the seven flying swords and put them into the sword box one after another.

Immediately afterwards, the red-faced shopkeeper pointed to the pill furnace, which was half a person tall, and introduced it, "This treasure is the Hundred Beasts Furnace, which can withstand the scorching of earth fire and is just right for refining Foundation Establishment stage pills."

This black alchemy furnace was about half a person's height, and its surface was engraved with various monster patterns. It radiated spiritual light and was clearly a top-grade magic artifact.

Yang Qingyuan smiled as he saw that he had obtained the alchemy furnace.

Then, the red-faced shopkeeper pointed to the five array flags and array plates on the table and said, "These array flags and array plates are treasures made according to Master Xin Ruyin's instructions."

Xin Ruyin picked up the array flags, examined them carefully, and praised, "This shop has excellent craftsmanship."

"With these precious array flags and array plates, it is enough to unleash thirty percent of the power of the Reversal of the Five Elements Array."

"It seems that the young master has encountered a Core Formation cultivator, and this formation can withstand him to some extent."

Over the past three months, Xin Ruyin had already compiled her family's array formation inheritance into a book and handed it all over to Yang Qingyuan.

With the blessing of the "Learning" mantra, Yang Qingyuan quickly mastered the basics of these array formations, including the Inverted Five Elements Array.

Xin Ruyin was amazed by Yang Qingyuan's high level of comprehension.

Yang Qingyuan put away the array flags and array plates on the table and was about to exchange pleasantries with the shopkeeper of the weapon-refining shop when he suddenly saw a blue communication talisman fly in from outside the door.

The surface of this talisman is inscribed with the three characters "Lei Wanhe".

Yang Qingyuan took the talisman and looked at it, then frowned.

It turned out that Lei Wanhe had sent him a message to summon him and Nie Ying to meet at Lei Family Yangtian Ridge.

Nie Ying has now emerged from seclusion and successfully broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

During these three months, the Lei family also sent out some clansmen to investigate the caravan's disappearance. However, not only did they fail to find the caravan, but the clansmen they sent out also went missing.

Having exhausted all other options, the Lei family had no choice but to seek help from Lei Wanhe once again.

Lei Wanhe then sent a communication talisman, instructing Yang Qingyuan to go and meet him.

"Let's go." Yang Qingyuan had finished dealing with the treasure matter and said to Xin Ruyin and Xiaomei, "Let's set off immediately."

"I'll take you to see the cave."

After saying this, he led Xin Ruyin and Xiao Mei towards the entrance of the market, and then released the black dragon.

When Xin Ruyin and Xiao Mei saw the Mo Jiao, they were terrified by the demonic aura emanating from it.

Fortunately, Mo Jiao listened to Yang Qingyuan's words and allowed the two women to fly onto his head.

Yang Qingyuan rode on a black dragon, carrying the two women, and headed straight for Eagle's Sorrow Stream...