A Mortal's Supporting Character's Different Kind of Cultivation

The most important day of the journey to the forbidden area was about to arrive. Lu Yunfeng sat cross-legged, his spiritual energy surging within him, finally returning to the state he was in before entering.

Lu Yunfeng examined himself and nodded in satisfaction.

He reviewed his final battle with Lu Sheng. If he hadn't used the demonic secret technique of demonic blood transformation to forcibly distort his right half, he would have perished together with Lu Sheng. It truly was a case of the brave prevailing when paths cross. If Lu Yunfeng hadn't been one step ahead, he would have ended up perishing together.

He then stood up, checked the talismans and magical artifacts in his storage bag, and made final preparations.

Lu Yunfeng only glanced at the storage bags he obtained from the three who ambushed him yesterday. Apart from Zhang Qin, who was covered in spirit beast pouches and possessed a usable top-tier magic weapon, the other two's storage bags were truly appalling, whether they were their own or stolen. But that made sense; they were just ordinary disciples, how could they compare to elite disciples?

Zhang Kuang and the Taoist Lu Sheng were much more valuable, and Lu Yunfeng carefully sorted out the several storage bags he had obtained.

There are a total of seven storage bags and twelve magical artifacts. Two are low-grade, four are mid-grade, two are high-grade, and four are top-grade.

Another storage bag contained only one low-grade magic weapon, two mid-grade magic weapons, and none of the high-grade magic weapons. This made Lu Yunfeng realize the cruelty of the cultivation world even more deeply.

The difference in wealth between an ordinary disciple and an elite disciple is like heaven and earth.

It's truly lamentable that such a large pile of storage bags contains only one or two top-tier magic artifacts among the three cultivators at the thirteenth level of Qi Refining.

Now Lu Yunfeng finally understood why so many disciples in the Yellow Maple Valley council hall had shown such excitement when they saw the high-grade magic artifacts being distributed. It seemed that Yellow Maple Valley was quite generous to its ordinary disciples, even willing to use dozens of high-grade magic artifacts to boost morale.

Lu Yunfeng misjudged the situation. Even the elite disciples sent into the forbidden area by various sects possessed extremely rare top-tier magical artifacts.

Among the elite disciples, only a handful possess such a multitude of top-tier magical artifacts as Lu Sheng. Moreover, their backgrounds are all astonishing, far surpassing those of ordinary disciples.

Even among elite disciples, Lu Yunfeng, who casually possessed several top-tier magic artifacts and a talisman, stood out like a crane among chickens. Before entering the Core Formation stage, top-tier magic artifacts, aside from talismans, were considered the primary means of combat for cultivators of all levels.

Lu Yunfeng cultivated alone in Huangfeng Valley and rarely communicated with his fellow disciples, which is why he only had a superficial understanding of the affairs of the cultivation world. He only knew that top-tier magic artifacts were very expensive.

Lu Yunfeng automatically ignored the low- and mid-grade magic artifacts. Among the high-grade magic artifacts, there were only two small banners that could be used to spray poison mist to assist the Five Poisons Formation. Lu Yunfeng kept them for future use.

Lu Yunfeng tried out the two emerald green cones, the small umbrella radiating precious light, and the pair of deep blue animal skin boots among the top-tier magical artifacts, and was very satisfied.

The two small, emerald-green cones were top-tier magical artifacts purchased jointly by the Zhang brothers. They were incredibly fast, and if used in the poisonous mist, their power would increase by three points. They could be used together with the small banner that spewed poisonous mist.

The remaining two items belonged to Lu Sheng, a Taoist priest from the Qingxu Sect. However, the top-tier defensive magic weapon, a tortoise shell, was shattered by Duan Di Ge.

If the tortoise shell weren't of the earth element, the Broken Earth Spear would have been hard-pressed to shatter it in a single blow.

Lu Yunfeng tested the small umbrella called Pearl Umbrella and the animal skin boots and was very satisfied. The Pearl Umbrella could protect himself at close range and, like Lu Sheng had done before, could capture other people's magical artifacts and attacks, making it very flexible. The animal skin boots could be used in conjunction with the Concealment Technique to eliminate his own existence.

Lu Yunfeng stared at the ancient scabbard he had taken from Zhang Kuang's storage bag and the ancient longsword in Lu Sheng's storage bag, and fell into deep thought.

Lu Yunfeng picked up the two objects and examined them closely. He was a little doubtful and didn't dare to confirm. Ever since he had seen the two objects briefly yesterday, he had been full of questions. He searched for some miscellaneous discussions in the Beginning Demon Scripture.

Now he was 70% sure he could tell what the longsword was. Lu Yunfeng immediately formed hand seals and cast several complex spells at the longsword. The ancient longsword immediately hummed and hovered in the air. Lu Yunfeng was covered in sweat, but he still gritted his teeth and continued to cast spells. The difficult time always seemed to last a long time. Just when Lu Yunfeng was about to give up, the longsword finally came to a stop. Lu Yunfeng immediately sat up and then cast several spells at the scabbard.

As the final incantation was completed, the longsword and its scabbard suddenly shone brightly, so brightly that Lu Yunfeng could not open his eyes. After a short while, the light finally dimmed.

A token with intricate patterns and ancient characters was floating in the air.

Lu Yunfeng's face lit up with joy. He sat down cross-legged and began to regulate his breathing. An hour later, Lu Yunfeng looked at the token with great energy. He scanned it with his divine sense, and immediately a message surged into his mind.

Lu Yunfeng curled up on the ground in agony, enduring the exploding messages in his mind.

After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Lu Yunfeng slowly got up from the ground, shook his throbbing head, and looked at the token with a pale face. With a casual wave of his hand, the token flew into Lu Yunfeng's hand.

The token felt cool to the touch. Lu Yunfeng examined it repeatedly. Apart from its bright blue color, it had no other distinguishing features. One side had the words "Teleport" written in ancient characters, and the other side had the words "Dong Yuan" written on it.

This was actually a Great Teleportation Token, which an ancient cultivator had transformed into a longsword symbolizing status using secret techniques. Holding this sword allowed one to move freely in and out of the forbidden area.

It's understandable that Lu Sheng would keep ambushing Lu Yunfeng. Lu Sheng didn't know where he got the sword, but he never knew how to use it properly. He just treated it as a useful flying sword and used it to control it.

He somehow learned that the Zhang brothers possessed sword sheaths and planned to kill them to steal them.

Before any action was even taken, Lu Yunfeng had already killed Zhang Qin, thwarting Lu Sheng's scheme. He didn't know which of the Zhang brothers was carrying the sword sheath, so he could only provoke Zhang Kuang to deal with Lu Yunfeng while he himself prepared to reap the benefits.

The result was far beyond Lu Sheng's expectations. Lu Yunfeng used a talisman to instantly kill Zhang Kuang and also discovered his whereabouts, forcing Zhang Kuang to fight Lu Yunfeng.

In the end, Lu Sheng, who wanted to be the one to suffer the consequences, also died because of his own greed. Lu Yunfeng deliberately gave up the Ice Soul Pearl and the Earth-Severing Halberd Talisman, allowing his Pearl Umbrella to cover the two items, preventing them from flying back for protection, which finally allowed Lu Yunfeng to kill him.

Lu Yunfeng looked at the Great Teleportation Token, recalled the information he had obtained, and compared it with the information he had just received. After weighing the options in his mind, he found the right direction, descended from the tree hole, and headed towards the nearest path, which led him to the place described in the information.