Immortality Cultivation: Fellow Daoists, please live for two more episodes!

So-called high-achieving students are nothing more than sheep in a privileged family.

Within the sea of ​​consciousness, the settlement of the "Record of Sending Off the Dead" is still not over.

You have obtained: a superior-grade wood spirit root.

[You have gained the cultivation level of Qi Refining Level 8.]

You have obtained: "The Secret of Root-Piercing Techniques".

You have obtained: "The Blood Transformation Guide of Withered Wood" (fragment).

You have obtained: The Shift of Stars.

You have obtained: Yin Spring Sword x3.

You have received: Storage Bag x5.

You have received: ...

[Seats for the funeral director: 0/1 (Vacant).]

The panel turned to its last page, and Pei Changgeng's ancient seal script slowly faded away, replaced by Zhou Youyuan's brand new attributes:

Name: Zhou Youyuan

[Cultivation Level: Qi Refining Level 8]

[Talent: Superior Wood Spiritual Root, Mid-Grade Metal Spiritual Root, Mid-Grade Fire Spiritual Root]

[Techniques: "Spirit Absorption Technique", "Root Binding Technique", "Withered Wood Transformation Blood Guide" (incomplete)]

Lifespan: Time Frozen (Endless)

[Seats for the final farewell ceremony: 0/1]

Eight layers of Qi Refining.

When I obtained the first layer from Chen Changsheng, it felt like a drop of water falling into a dried-up pond.

It can sense spiritual energy and has the ability to mobilize it, but unfortunately the granary is empty, and it empties out after a short time.

When the pool was piled up three times on top of Zhao Donglai, it finally had a bottom.

This time, the pool was completely filled and even overflowed.

He leaped five levels of cultivation in one go. The major hurdles in between, such as the Dirty God and the Yellow Court, were obstacles that ordinary cultivators might not be able to overcome even after a lifetime of hard work. The "Record of Sending Off the Dead" wiped them all out for him and poured them all in.

People always say that the path to immortality is not easy, but in the face of this "Record of Sending Off the Dead," it doesn't seem so difficult.

If nothing goes wrong, and there's no issue with the innate Yin-Yang Dao foundation...

Zhou Youyuan let out a deep breath.

And it's not just about cultivation level.

The addition of the superior wood spirit root was also an unexpected bonus.

With the dual spiritual roots of metal and fire, one excels in attack and destruction; with the wood element, one excels in nourishment and replenishment. Once all three elements are present, the pathways for true qi circulation more than double, making one adept at both offense and defense.

He lowered his head and tried to activate his spiritual power. A faint blue light seeped from his fingertips, no longer the single reddish-gold color of before. The two kinds of spiritual light intertwined in his palm.

He then tried practicing the "Rooting Technique" according to the techniques he had learned. Several thin, green tendrils emerged from the stone bed beneath his feet, trembling as they extended out before retracting.

Although it can't compare to Pei Changgeng's overwhelming scale, the roots are real, the deep-rooted techniques are real, once I master them...

He can use the entire fighting style of an eighth-level Qi Refining Body Cultivator: Azure Dragon Coiling Roots, Shifting Stars, Yin Spring Sword, and Three Fists of Torrents.

In addition, the substitution technique of "Withered Wood Turns into Blood" makes him a bit crippled, but if he can block a fatal blow at a critical moment, it's like having an extra life in the Qi Refining stage.

"Eighth level of Qi Refining... much better than expected."

Zhou Youyuan muttered to himself, his gaze falling on the storage bags beside him.

Pei Changgeng had one of his own, plus the ones he took from Sun Youde, Miaoyin, and Weiping, making a total of four.

He first opened Sun Youde's.

Good guy.

There was much more inside than he had imagined. It was probably all the stuff this guy had stolen and plundered during his nearly half-century of time in Shuiyue.

The first thing that catches the eye is that dark black flying sword. It neither emits light nor makes a sound, making it a first-class assassin. In the Water Moon Sect, it would be worth several thousand points.

Next to it is the Duwang Chime.

Zhou Youyuan stared at the bronze chime, which was about the length of a finger, and remained silent for a while.

This thing almost killed Pei Changgeng just now, but now it's in his hands.

Using divine sense as a blade, the sea of ​​consciousness of those without divine sense within a radius is shattered. He had just witnessed the power of this thing in the light screen; it was more ruthless than any spirit talisman or flying sword.

The only problem is that, judging from the interface he just saw, this thing probably can't distinguish between friend and foe and can only be used to bully those who haven't yet set foot in the Heavenly Palace.

However, this is merely a minor flaw that doesn't detract from its overall value; it doesn't diminish the fact that this thing is still a treasure. Moreover, judging from its behavior after being struck, it might even be related to Foundation Establishment.

He'll keep it for now. Although he can't use it now because he doesn't have divine sense, it will be a game-changing trump card once he steps into the Heavenly Palace.

Seven talismans of varying quality, two bottles of pills, and thirty to forty spirit stones.

Finally, he found a thin black booklet at the very bottom of the storage bag.

Upon opening it, one finds it filled with names, each followed by a date, location, and payment. It's Sun Youde's ledger for doing favors for that important figure, ten transactions over three years, each entry clearly documented, even including the profit sharing.

The last line reads: "Retrieve from the secret realm, reward: Foundation Establishment Pill."

No wonder he risked his life to complete this mission; it's just a pity he didn't live to see the day he received his reward.

Zhou Youyuan closed the booklet and put it away.

This ledger is probably more valuable than everything in the storage bag combined.

The names, locations, and tasks listed above are all like threads; if you follow those threads, you never know when you might find them useful.

Miaoyin and Weiping's storage bags were much more meager; the two of them combined didn't even amount to a fraction of Sun Youde's. They found a few odds and ends, which were better than nothing.

There were four Yuan people, and the first three combined didn't even amount to as many as this one.

"Pei Changgeng, Pei Changgeng."

Zhou Youyuan put away the storage bag and lay back down on the stone bed.

made money.

Of the four Yuan people, he reaped the greatest reward. Yet, he couldn't bring himself to smile.

Perhaps it was because of the long time spent with Pei Changgeng in prison, or perhaps it was because of her appreciation for his integrity and purity despite his corrupt background.

Pei Changgeng walked out of the fence without looking back; he had also offered a few heartfelt blessings from under the covers.

I wish you a safe and pleasant journey.

Although the Demonic Sect is unpredictable, he was mentally prepared for this ending.

Can……

He was released from prison 103 days ago.

Zhou Youyuan turned over and faced the stone wall.

The two voices on the screen were still echoing in his mind.

"Sun Youde has been doing things for me for three years," and "The Awakening of Insects is about to take shape."

He memorized those two sentences, along with the "Three Elements Return to One" that Sun Youde shouted before his death, and the names in that black booklet, and he remembered them all deep in his mind.

Judging from Pei Changgeng's last moments before his death, the two Foundation Establishment cultivators' target should indeed be Li Feiyu.

Pei Changgeng was simply implicated.

But there's nothing we can do about it; after all, they're only at the Foundation Establishment stage, and those at the eighth level of Qi Refining can't interfere with Foundation Establishment matters.

But he is immortal, and he has plenty of time.

Perhaps after he resolves the issue of his innate Yin-Yang Dao foundation, and after he grows stronger through the "Record of Sending Off the Dead"...

A light flashed at the end of the prison corridor.

The disciple he had sent to fetch the law enforcement elder returned, followed by a person.

It wasn't the enforcement elder we had originally expected.

A figure walked to the outside of the prison cell and stood still. The light shone on him, illuminating a thin, refined, and composed face. He was wearing the standard robes of a Shuiyue disciple.

The newcomer first cupped his hands in greeting and spoke politely:

"Junior Brother Sun, I've been searching so hard for you! Now that we've finally met, why don't we find somewhere else to talk?"

Are you here to see him?

Is he an old friend of Sun Yunqi, or...?