To comprehend all laws and attain immortality

For Gu Fan now, creating a low-grade magic weapon is as difficult as asking a high school student to do an elementary school math problem.

With the help of the All-Seeing Eye, it is very easy to replicate the restrictions in the iron plate.

In a short while, two iron plates, still warm from being forged, were freshly made. When the three iron plates were placed together, it was difficult to tell whether they were real or fake.

Gu Fan tossed the two iron plaques to Li Fengyi and Wu Chengdao. The Wuxiang Immortal Robe twisted and turned into a black robe with blood-red patterns, its spiritual light receding to resemble ordinary clothing.

With the activation of the "True Technique of Pulling the Machine," his cultivation level was suppressed to the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

The gourd remained in the spirit beast pouch, while Chang Yuan silently concealed his aura, transforming into a jet-black bracelet that coiled around Gu Fan's wrist.

On the other side, Wu Chengdao lowered his head, his muscles trembling and contracting. His eight-foot body shrank to five feet at a visible speed, and his late Foundation Establishment cultivation was also compressed, leaving only mid-Qi Refining cultivation.

Li Fengyi took out a mask from her storage bag and put it on her face.

In an instant, her cultivation aura was concealed, and her beautiful yet heroic face transformed into an ordinary appearance.

Gu Fan pondered for a moment, then suggested, "After entering the city, the three of us will address each other as sworn siblings."

"Fellow Daoist Wu has the highest cultivation level, so why don't you be the eldest brother? I'll be second, and Fellow Daoist Li will be the youngest sister."

The two naturally had no objections.

A moment later, the three arrived at the city gate, where four black-robed cultivators were guarding the entrance.

"Where did this come from? Do you have a pass?"

The black-robed cultivator at the head of the group had narrow, cold eyes and shouted sharply before the three of them could even get close.

Gu Fan stepped forward, cupped his hands, and showed his token: "Greetings, fellow Daoist. I am Zhu Cong, and the other two are my sworn siblings, Ke Zhen'e and Han Xiaoying."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Chengdao and Li Fengyi also presented their iron plaques.

The black-robed cultivator summoned the token, checked it, and cleared the way for the three to enter the city.

Upon entering the city, the scene instantly became lively.

The sounds of vendors hawking their wares, children playing, and people talking filled the air, making it feel like a completely different world from the outside of the city.

Although many people looked a little pale, they were in much better condition than the people outside the city.

The three had no interest in experiencing the local customs and instead walked along the central street toward the mountaintop—that was where the monks lived.

As they approached the summit, Gu Fan suddenly slowed his pace, his eyelids drooping slightly.

"Senior brother, have you noticed anything unusual?" Li Fengyi asked telepathically.

Gu Fan calmly transmitted his voice to the two of them: "There is an array on the upper level, probably... a high-grade second-tier array."

As they spoke, the All-Seeing Eye had already been activated, examining the effectiveness and weaknesses of the magic array.

Immediately, Gu Fan frowned slightly and transmitted his voice, "This is a formation that combines trapping and defense. Once activated, people outside cannot enter, and people inside the barrier cannot leave."

"Could you possibly solve this, fellow Daoist?" Wu Chengdao asked telepathically.

"Yes, but it will take some time, and the flags need to be set up in advance."

Wu Chengdao grinned: "I knew you were reliable, fellow Daoist."

In the blink of an eye, the three of them had approached the upper entrance.

There were cultivators guarding the area again, and they checked the iron tokens once more before letting people through, charging each person a fee of twenty spirit stones to enter the city.

Compared to the black-robed cultivators at the Crimson Serpent City Gate, the cultivators on the upper levels were no different in their attire, but their cultivation levels had increased from the mid-stage of Qi Refining to the late-stage of Qi Refining.

Once inside the upper level, the hustle and bustle of the mundane world is immediately shut out.

Although there were independent cultivators setting up stalls along the roadside, they all squatted in front of their stalls, not daring to shout loudly.

Gu Fan glanced around and his gaze settled on a stall selling jade slips. The stall owner was an old man with goosebumps and hair that was inexplicably dyed blood red. He squinted his eyes with an air of nonchalance and didn't come to his senses until the three of them walked up to the stall.

"Do you have any cultivation techniques for sale?" Gu Fan asked.

The old man with goosebumps waved his arm and pointed to the jade slips on the left side of the stall: "These are all."

"The Purgatory Blood Blade Technique, the Blood Demon Heart-Eating Seal, and the Blood Shadow Formless Technique are all complete basic techniques, each costing one thousand spirit stones."

Gu Fan picked up the jade slips one after another and quickly examined them.

After a moment, Gu Fan put down the jade slip, pondered for a moment, and said, "I want the Blood Shadow Formless Technique!"

The old man's narrowed eyes widened slightly, and he nodded gently: "One thousand spirit stones."

Gu Fan took out a worn-out gray storage bag and handed it to the old man, but just as the old man was about to reach out and take it, he suddenly withdrew his hand.

The old man raised an eyebrow and looked up at Gu Fan.

Gu Fan smiled slightly: "May I ask you for some information, fellow Daoist? Where is the best place to buy elixirs in Crimson Serpent City?"

"Is this newcomer?" the old man asked strangely.

Gu Fan nodded slightly.

The three were newcomers and knew almost nothing about Crimson Serpent City, so there was no way to hide it from the outside world.

The old man looked as if he had expected this: "If you want to buy some ordinary pills, I have quite a few shops to recommend, but if you're talking about the best, then there's only Baodan Pavilion."

"Thank you for informing me, fellow Daoist." Gu Fan said, handing over the spirit stones and picking up the jade slip containing the "Blood Shadow Formless Technique".

Wu Chengdao and Li Fengyi watched Gu Fan inquire about the price without interrupting him. Only after Gu Fan stood up and they followed him for a while did they ask telepathically, "Why does Fellow Daoist wish to buy a demonic cultivation technique?"

Gu Fan replied, "It's just to gather information. The old man might not tell the truth without paying some money."

"Then why ask about shops that sell pills?" Li Fengyi asked curiously.

Gu Fan countered, "Fellow Daoist, what do you think was the Zhu family's biggest concern after they pledged allegiance to the Blood Spirit Sect?"

Li Fengyi frowned and pondered for a moment before replying, "To curry favor with the Blood Spirit Sect and seek their protection?"

"More or less." Gu Fan nodded and corrected, "To be precise, it should be that you should start over with your cultivation technique."

"The two countries worship different Dao Ancestors, and their cultivation methods are also very different. Since the Zhu family has pledged allegiance to the Blood Spirit Sect, they must change their cultivation methods, otherwise it will be difficult for the Blood Spirit Sect to consider them as one of their own."

"However, if one wants to cultivate the Blood Spirit Sect's techniques quickly, one must consume a large amount of essence blood pills."

The Blood Spirit Sect's cultivation method is characterized by the need to consume a large amount of essence blood during cultivation. This is not a secret in the Qionghua Realm, and it was also verified by the cultivation method that Gu Fan was looking at at the stall just now.

The scene of collecting essence blood that the three of them witnessed upon their arrival was precisely the collection of raw materials for refining the Essence Blood Pill.

Seeing that the two did not object, Gu Fan continued, "Although ordinary shops also sell essence blood pills, the blood source is controlled by the Blood Spirit Sect, so the quantity they can provide is inevitably limited. Only large shops can provide them in large quantities, and the quality of the pills is also more guaranteed."

"When the Zhu family left, they swept away all their family treasures. They have plenty of spirit stones, but they lack essence blood pills. The most likely way to buy them is from the Treasure Pill Pavilion."

Upon hearing this, Wu Chengdao and Li Fengyi immediately realized that the Blood Spirit Sect was probably behind the Baodan Pavilion.

Similar things happened in Wei, but not as twisted as the demonic path in Wu.

Just as the Xuan Yin Mountain Market was controlled by the five Xuan Yin clans, the largest shops in the major markets of Wei Kingdom were either owned by the three sects or by cultivation families, with the aim of earning spiritual materials and spirit stones from rogue cultivators.

As they talked, the three of them followed the old man's directions to a magnificent pavilion with the three large characters "Bao Dan Ge" shining brightly on the plaque.

As Gu Fan and his two companions entered the Baodan Pavilion, a manager quickly came to greet them.

"What kind of pills would you three gentlemen like to buy?" The manager asked with a warm smile, his attitude neither humble nor arrogant.

"I wish to purchase a batch of Essence Blood Pills."

"How much would you like, sir?"

Gu Fan smiled slightly: "Give me a thousand."

The manager's smile froze on his face.