Cultivating immortality begins with discerning the secrets of heaven.

Chen Guan had a warm smile on his face. He clearly had the appearance of a young man, but deep in his eyes was a maturity beyond his years.

The moment she saw him, a look of seriousness flashed in Lin Hongye's eyes.

For a fleeting moment, she felt a sense of crisis, stemming from the young cultivator before her.

Only at the fifth level of Qi Refining...

"Brother Chen Guan, this is my cousin, Lin Hongye," Lin Yunqian said with a smile, quickly introducing her.

Chen Guan smiled and nodded, speaking with great courtesy: "Greetings, Fairy Red Leaf. I am from Fire Cloud Valley and have often heard of Fairy Red Leaf's deeds. Meeting you today, your elegance surpasses your fame."

"As expected of the person with the best aptitude for cultivation in the Lin family in hundreds of years."

Lin Hongye placed her hands behind her back and calmly said, "I dare not accept such praise. Fellow Daoist, you are from a branch of the Chen family, yet you possess such cultivation. I greatly admire you."

"I heard from my cousin Lin Yun that Fellow Daoist Chen needs me to use the 'Mystic Art of Emptiness' to heal his soul injury?"

"But you're only at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, where would you get a divine soul?"

As everyone knows, cultivators can only develop divine sense power when they reach the late stage of Qi Refining!

Chen Guan had already prepared his explanation. He chuckled and said, "I had an opportunity in the Northern Region in my early years. I accidentally consumed a Star Soul Grass, which allowed me to open my sea of ​​consciousness early on and gain the power of divine sense."

"However, it was that time that I accidentally entered a dangerous place, which caused some damage to my fragile soul."

"Over the years I have been searching for ways to heal the soul, fearing that it might affect the foundation of my soul in the future."

The world is full of wonders, and there are indeed some rare and precious materials in the cultivation world that have many wonderful uses. They can help people open their sea of ​​consciousness and cultivate their soul ahead of time, which is not unbelievable.

This guy really knows how to make excuses for himself...

Lin Yun silently complained in his heart, but dared not say anything openly, choosing to remain an observer.

The current situation is beyond his control.

Thinking of this, he looked around Chen Guan's courtyard. It was very clean and tidy, with no trace of alchemy or weapon crafting.

She's also a germaphobe...

Suddenly, he remembered the mysterious page and activated the Book of Insight in his mind.

Soon, the illusory pages in his mind flipped, instantly providing him with a unique perspective and locking onto the location of that mysterious page.

It wasn't in Chen Guan's storage bag!

The page that caused the Book of Insight to malfunction was hidden in Chen Guan's room, stored in a wooden box under the bed along with a pile of old junk.

Previously, because it was in the storage bag, even through the Book of Insight, one could not see what that page looked like.

  

Now he could see clearly that it was a page made of black iron, with no words on it except for a few rust marks. The surface of the page was uneven, and it looked as if it had been forged and hammered a lot.

Chen Guan examined the mysterious pages repeatedly today and found that apart from their extremely tough and unique material, they had nothing magical about them, so he casually placed them on the table.

Chen Guan felt a slight repulsion between his soul and this body; if left unchecked, it could lead to serious trouble later.

Chen Guan decided to wait another seven days. If he still hadn't received news of Lin Hongye, he planned to seek another method to heal his soul.

[Chen Guan was overjoyed when he noticed a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator visiting you and confirmed it was Lin Hongye.]

Chen Guan specially cleaned the yard, making sure it was as clean and tidy as possible, and he also put the mysterious page into a wooden box under the bed.

Chen Guan had prepared two second-tier talismans: a mid-grade second-tier mountain armor talisman and a high-grade second-tier thunderstorm talisman, intending to fight to the death if things went wrong.

!!!

Two second-tier talismans!

Lin Yun was greatly shocked, especially by the second-grade high-level Thunderstorm Talisman, the mere mention of which sent chills down his spine.

Isn't this guy a bit too cautious? He prepared two second-tier talismans to deal with two Qi Refining stage cultivators, himself and Lin Hongye, in case of any unforeseen circumstances.

Talismans imbued with the power of thunder are among the most difficult to craft. A second-grade superior Thunderstorm Talisman, once unleashed, would likely send shivers down the spines of even late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The wealth of this Core Formation expert is terrifying!

The good news is that the cooperation negotiations between Lin Hongye and Chen Guan were not hostile and proceeded relatively smoothly.

"I can use the 'Void Spirit Technique,' but now that I've reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, information about a fire-attribute spiritual object doesn't hold much appeal for me."

In fact, Chen Guan did not expect that Lin Hongye would advance from the eighth level of Qi Refining to the ninth level in less than a year.

"Then, Fairy Red Leaf, what do you want?"

Lin Hongye curled her lips and said without any politeness, "What I want? There's plenty more: second-tier fire-elemental spiritual items, Foundation Establishment Pills, top-grade magic weapons, and the inheritance of fire-elemental cultivation techniques for Core Formation stage cultivators..."

Hearing her rattle off a list of expensive items like reciting a menu, Chen Guan shook his head and said, "You flatter me, fairy. I am but a mere mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator. How could I possibly produce all of these things?"

No, you absolutely can produce it!

Lin Yun silently complained to himself, then continued to secretly plot how to obtain that mysterious page.

Chen Guan took the page out of his storage bag; this was the perfect opportunity.

"I see... then I don't want anything else," Lin Hongye said regretfully.

Chen Guan ignored the other party's exorbitant demands and calmly said, "One auxiliary ingredient for refining Foundation Establishment Pills, a hundred-year-old Illusion Heart Grass! Plus information on that first-tier spiritual item!"

The formula for Foundation Establishment Pills is not exactly a secret in the cultivation world; it is basically recorded in the records of every cultivation family.

However, the spiritual herbs needed for alchemy are extremely precious. Apart from the Taiyuan Sect, only a few ancient families can occasionally gather them all.

Lin Hongye nodded slowly and said, "Okay, the deal is done."

"However, you will have to bear the cost of the materials needed to perform the 'Ethereal Spirit Technique' yourself."

Now it was Chen Guan's turn to be puzzled. He frowned and asked, "Could it be that the 'Void Spirit Mystic Art' can't be used anytime, anywhere?"

Lin Hongye chuckled and said, "The 'Void Spirit Mystic Art' is a secret technique, and naturally there is a price to pay for its use. With my cultivation level, I am not yet able to perform the technique with my bare hands; I need external aids."

"Of course, if I had the cultivation level of the Foundation Establishment stage, I wouldn't need any external aids to heal the soul injury of a Qi Refining stage cultivator. So, are you willing to wait a few years?"

After thinking about it for a while, Chen Guan finally agreed.

"Alright, what materials do you need to prepare? I will collect them as soon as possible."

However, Lin Hongye shook her head and said, "The 'Void Spirit Mystic Technique' is a secret method passed down within the sect, and the materials involved cannot be easily leaked."

"Fellow Daoist, just convert it into spirit stones for me. All the materials together cost a total of sixty spirit stones. I have almost prepared them all. The few I'm still missing aren't rare items, and I can gather them in two or three days."

Chen Guan thought Lin Hongye would also make exorbitant demands here, asking for several hundred spirit stones.

Hearing that it only cost sixty spirit stones, he breathed a slight sigh of relief; it was reasonable.

"Alright, then I'll have to trouble Fairy Red Leaf." Chen Guan waved his hand, and sixty glittering spirit stones were piled on the ground.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, just wait here for my news. I will come to find you in about two or three days."

...

Back in Lin Yun's courtyard, Lin Hongye formed hand seals and set up several layers of restrictions.

"Sister Hongye, what's wrong...?"

Lin Hongye said with a solemn expression, "I suspect that Chen Guan may have been possessed by some old monster."

You made the right judgment so quickly? Impressive!

Lin Yun couldn't help but feel a surge of admiration, but outwardly he maintained a shocked expression, saying, "How is that possible..."

"How is that impossible?! Cousin, you're being far too naive."

"That person is so young yet has achieved considerable success in both weapon crafting and alchemy, and he even opened his sea of ​​consciousness and cultivated his divine soul at a very young age. Do you think that's possible?!"

"Most importantly, the instant I entered his courtyard, I sensed a threat emanating from him!"

"Now that I've reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, the only ones who can give me this feeling are Foundation Establishment cultivators."

Lin Hongye voiced her guess, and her expression became extremely serious.

"Then...should we still help him heal his soul?" Lin Yun asked casually.

"Help! Of course we should help. That guy probably had some accidents during the possession process, which caused some damage to his soul."

"Not only that, I will also inform the elders of the clan about this matter and make it a top secret. No matter what, we must not provoke Chen Guantou in the future."

At this point, Lin Hongye's expression became somewhat excited.

"Why is Sister Hongye so excited?" Lin Yun asked, puzzled.

Lin Hongye whispered, "I plan to tamper with the process of casting the spell to make him enter a state of fetal breathing, and then see if I can steal some memories from his sea of ​​consciousness."

Hearing that Lin Hongye had actually set her sights on this wicked star, Lin Yun gasped.

That's incredibly audacious, but he likes it!

"If we get caught, then the two of us, and even the Lin family, will be finished," Lin Yun said in a trembling voice, not out of fear, but out of excitement.

Lin Hongye shook her head and said, "Don't be afraid. I brought a Lingxu Flower with me when I came down the mountain. It is a special rare flower from Lingxu Peak. When used with the 'Xu Ling Miao Shu' (Mysterious Art of Void Spirit), it has the effect of nourishing the soul and calming the mind."

"However, during this process, people who inhale pollen will enter a state of fetal breathing for a period of time."

"During the fetal breathing phase, the memories in his sea of ​​consciousness will surge like waves. By using a secret technique to delve into his sea of ​​consciousness, I might be able to see some related memories."

Lin Yun's eyes widened at this, and his lips twitched slightly as he said:

"Isn't this fucking soul-searching and spirit-refining?"

"No, his soul will be nourished afterwards, and he'll have to thank us then!" Lin Hongye said mysteriously.

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