The Confucian and Taoist Sages of Mortal Cultivation

Chapter 96 Unexpected Visitor

"These two fragments of magical artifacts will be of great use to me, so I'll accept them." Yang Qingyuan took out two bottles of pills from his storage bag and handed them to Chen Qiaoqian, explaining, "The pill in the first porcelain bottle is called the Youth Preservation Pill, which can keep you looking young."

"The other medicine bottle contains three Foundation Establishment Pills. Please have Qiaoqian pass them on to the clansmen. Consider it as me buying two fragments of magical artifacts."

Chen Qiaoqian was quite surprised to see that Yang Qingyuan could produce three Foundation Establishment Pills, and even the legendary Youth Preservation Pill. She asked, "Where did my husband get so many Foundation Establishment Pills?"

Yang Qingyuan replied, "You'll know when you get to Eagle's Sorrow Gorge."

Seeing that Yang Qingyuan was keeping her in suspense, Chen Qiaoqian didn't ask any more questions. She immediately got up, dressed, and said, "It won't be long before the six sects of the demonic path make a comeback."

"My lord, you must act with utmost care."

Yang Qingyuan naturally understood the implications and replied, "Don't worry, I don't plan to stay long either. See you at Eagle's Sorrow Gorge."

Chen Qiaoqian nodded slightly, then turned and left, heading straight away from the mine.

Xuan Le, the Foundation Establishment cultivator on duty, assumed that Chen Qiaoqian was just wandering around nearby, so he didn't stop her and didn't take it to heart.

After Yang Qingyuan regained his magical power, he left the cave and headed straight for the 159th mine tunnel to search for it.

After two days of searching, Yang Qingyuan finally found traces of what appeared to be the activity of the spider monster, thus narrowing down the Blood Jade Spider's nest to a small area.

He intended to continue his investigation, but unexpectedly, he received a communication talisman from Lei Wanhe that day.

It turned out that Lei Wanhe had accompanied the team escorting the spirit stones to the mine to meet them.

Yang Qingyuan was worried that Lei Wanhe would use his powerful divine sense to detect the existence of the teleportation array after entering the mine, so he had no choice but to leave the mine tunnel to meet Lei Wanhe.

But when he arrived at the mine, he was taken aback.

This was because, in addition to Lei Wanhe, the Yan family patriarch and Yan Ruyan, the proud daughter of the Yan family with the Heavenly Spirit Root, had also come.

Yan Ruyan even changed into the robes of a disciple of the Hidden Moon Sect.

Yang Qingyuan felt extremely cautious upon seeing the two Core Formation cultivators suddenly appear.

Lei Wanhe was overjoyed to see Yang Qingyuan and greeted him warmly, "Good, good, you've actually broken through to the late Foundation Establishment stage!"

"You haven't let your teacher down."

Yan Ruyan, who was standing next to her, was also very surprised to see that Yang Qingyuan's cultivation level had caught up with hers.

Yang Qingyuan, looking flattered, bowed slightly and replied, "Master, you flatter me."

"With a formidable enemy at hand, I can only strive to cultivate diligently in order to have a sliver of hope for survival."

Lei Wanhe stood with his hands behind his back, quite satisfied with Yang Qingyuan's humble attitude, and said, "The battle report of your defeat of the six demonic sects and your heroic efforts to save the mine has already been sent to the front lines."

"I already saw it at Jingu Plain."

"This really makes me proud."

Upon hearing this, Yang Qingyuan understood that Lei Wanhe knew his location because Xuan Le and the others had mentioned him when they asked Jingu Plain for help.

"May I ask what brings you here, Master?" Yang Qingyuan asked, inquiring about the reason for the visit.

Lei Wanhe looked around and said, "Let's go to your cave and talk about it."

Seeing this, Yang Qingyuan had no choice but to bring Lei Wanhe, the Yan family patriarch, and Yan Ruyan into his cave.

"Young friend Yang, your formation for protecting the cave is quite interesting." The Yan family patriarch was quite surprised to find that his divine sense had become sluggish as soon as he entered the cave.

Although the Yan family patriarch had seen many formations that could isolate the divine sense of Core Formation cultivators, those formations were all in the cave dwellings of Core Formation cultivators. This was the first time he had seen a formation of this level in the cave dwelling of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Yang Qingyuan wasn't worried that the other party would see through the Reversed Five Elements Formation, since the spiritual herbs in the herb garden had long been used to refine the Returning Spirit Pill, and the herb garden was currently idle.

"Senior, you flatter me. I only managed to obtain this array from the Tianxing Sect by chance." Yang Qingyuan said as he took out a tea set from his storage bag and brewed a pot of fine tea.

After Lei Wanhe took his seat, he went straight to the point and explained, "When I asked Fellow Daoist Yan to trade Thunder Fruit earlier, I learned from her that you had taken the Thunder Fruit from her."

"I have come here to collect the Thunder Fruit."

"In addition, Fellow Daoist Yan, after learning that you were at the mine, also wanted to see you, so he came along."

Upon hearing this, Yang Qingyuan inwardly grumbled, but outwardly remained calm. He patted his storage bag, took out a jade-green medicine box, and handed it to Lei Wanhe.

Lei Wanhe released his divine sense and scanned the medicine box. Seeing that there was indeed a Thunder Fruit inside, he nodded repeatedly in satisfaction and put the box into his storage bag.

Seeing that Lei Wanhe was in a good mood, Yang Qingyuan took the opportunity to ask, "May I ask, Master, what are the wonderful uses of this Thunder Fruit?"

"Although I have considerable knowledge in alchemy, I have yet to see any recipe for the Thunder Fruit."

Lei Wanhe chuckled and explained, "I'll tell you after you've formed your core."

Seeing Lei Wanhe's mysterious demeanor, Yang Qingyuan became even more curious. However, seeing that the other party was unwilling to tell him, he could only give up. He then turned to the Yan family patriarch, gave a slight bow, and asked, "I wonder what brings Senior Yan here today?"

The Yan family patriarch coughed twice and explained to Yang Qingyuan, "I heard Yan'er mention earlier that young friend Yang took her storage bag."

"Other things are fine, consider them as a gift from this old man to my young friend."

"But there is one particular technique that I must copy."

Yang Qingyuan was initially worried that the Yan family patriarch had come to demand all the treasures, but to his surprise, the other party waved his hand and no longer pursued the Qiankun Tower talisman and other treasures, only asking for a copy of the cultivation technique, which greatly surprised him.

However, upon further reflection, Yang Qingyuan understood that the Yan family patriarch had likely learned from Yan Ruyan that he knew Wang Chan had a close relationship with Yan Family Fortress, so he used the treasure as hush money and stopped pursuing the matter.

"May I ask what kind of cultivation method Senior Yan is referring to?" Yang Qingyuan asked.

Upon hearing this, the Yan family patriarch first looked at Lei Wanhe.

Lei Wanhe, however, understood perfectly, keeping his eyes down and silently playing with the teacup in his hand.

Seeing this, the Yan family patriarch was relieved and said to Yang Qingyuan, "To be honest, young friend, our Yan family ancestors came from the Ghost Spirit Sect. When they betrayed the Ghost Spirit Sect, they took out a copy of a cultivation technique called the 'True Scripture of Ten Thousand Spirits'."

"This copy is of great significance to our Yan family, which is why we had no choice but to seek help from you, young friend."

The Yan family patriarch did not want Lei Wanhe to know the true origin of the cultivation technique, so he had to change his story and say that the "Ten Thousand Spirits True Scripture" was a family heirloom of the Yan family.

Yang Qingyuan suddenly realized that the Yan family was still not giving up on this technique.

Anyway, he had already copied a copy of the "True Scripture of Ten Thousand Spirits," so giving a copy to the Yan family patriarch wouldn't be a big deal.

But since Lei Wanhe was backing him up, Yang Qingyuan wouldn't let the Yan Family Fortress take away a top-tier cultivation technique for nothing. So he said, "Since this cultivation technique is a family heirloom of yours, then I should return it."

"I have only one small request, though I dare to ask."