Cultivating immortality begins with discerning the secrets of heaven.

"Hehe, it was quite lucky, I discovered this fire-elemental spiritual object by chance when I first came to Fire Cloud Valley."

"However, at that time, Chen's cultivation was still in the early stage of Qi Refining. If he were to rashly attempt to take it, it would inevitably be somewhat dangerous."

"If we use other methods, we are worried that it will cause too much of a commotion and attract the attention of the Zhong family's guardian cultivators."

"Therefore, it has remained until today."

As Chen Guan spoke, he led the way.

Lin Yun, who was following behind him, felt increasingly strange, because he was all too familiar with this route. Wasn't it the same route he had taken to obtain the Fire Marrow Heart?

Before long, Chen Guan led the two to the top of a fissure in the earth that was radiating a scorching heat.

"That spiritual object is the Fire Marrow Heart, and its aura is similar to that of the earth veins within Fire Cloud Valley. Unless you specifically use your divine sense to probe it, it will be difficult to detect."

"It's just that my cultivation level wasn't high enough before, otherwise I, Chen, would definitely have gone down there myself to take away that Fire Marrow Heart."

Later, he achieved the cultivation level of the mid-stage of Qi Refining, but found that his soul was somewhat unstable, so he put the matter aside.

Lin Hongye raised an eyebrow, a glint of inspiration flashing in her eyes, and swept her divine sense across the area.

"Fellow Daoist, there is no Fire Core in this fissure layer. I only see a large area of ​​flowing lava," Lin Hongye said coldly.

Upon hearing this, Chen Guan was taken aback for a moment, and then he also used his divine sense.

The next moment, his face darkened.

"How could this be? The Fire Marrow Core has been taken away?!"

Although a few hundred spirit stones were nothing to him, he had really made a fool of himself.

Somewhat skeptical, Chen Guan repeatedly scanned the area below with his divine sense, but found nothing. He was even prepared to personally enter the fissure layer of the earth to investigate the situation.

However, after such a long time, the lava has repeatedly washed away the traces of Lin Yun taking the spiritual item.

Lin Hongye spoke up, "Fellow Daoist, what you've done is rather unethical. I went to great lengths to heal your soul, and all I got in return was false information?"

"It's a good thing you led the way yourself, otherwise I would have come here only to find nothing, and you would have accused me of taking the spiritual object and then denying it."

Hearing this, Chen Guan's expression turned slightly grim. He shook his head and said, "This was indeed my fault. I never expected that someone else would discover the Fire Marrow Heart hidden underground."

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"Fellow Daoist, please rest assured, I will compensate you with something else."

Lin Hongye didn't press him further, and generously nodded, saying, "Now that I've reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, a first-tier fire-elemental spiritual item isn't that important. What do you intend to offer as compensation, fellow Daoist?"

"One hundred and fifty spirit stones or this item."

Chen Guan took out a piece of broken blade about the size of a thumb, which emitted a creepy aura.

"This is..." Lin Yun asked curiously.

Lin Hongye answered his question, her expression grave: "A fragment of a magic weapon?"

"Fairy Red Leaf has good taste. This is a fragment of a magical artifact that I, Chen, accidentally picked up. Although it is a bit small, it is more than enough to be used as a disposable hidden weapon," Chen Guan exclaimed.

Even Lin Hongye was moved. She said, "It looks like a fragment of some kind of sword-shaped magical artifact. This thing cannot be bound to a master or refined; it can only be used once in battle..."

After careful consideration, she decided to accept the small fragment of the magical artifact.

Magical treasures require at least the cultivation level of Core Formation stage to be crafted. Generally speaking, each magical treasure has been repeatedly refined and nurtured by a Core Formation stage cultivator.

Moreover, to activate a magic weapon, one must possess the solidified true essence of a Core Formation stage cultivator; even Foundation Establishment stage cultivators cannot activate it in the slightest.

Even if the blade in front of him was only the size of a thumb, it was not something a Qi Refining stage cultivator could activate; it could only be used as a hidden weapon.

Having cured the hidden danger to his own soul, Chen Guan was clearly in a good mood. He took out another spirit willow branch and gave it to Lin Yun.

"Brother Lin Yun, this is a branch that fell from a hundred-year-old willow tree. Consider it a token of my appreciation and thank you for your efforts over the past few days."

Lin Yun accepted the spirit willow branch without hesitation, and said with a smile, "It's nothing, Brother Chen Guan, there's no need to be so polite."

"It was a pleasure working with you both, and I hope we'll have the opportunity to collaborate again in the future."

"I should go back and rest for a while!"

Chen Guan clasped his hands in a fist salute and left decisively.

After watching him leave, Lin Hongye breathed a sigh of relief and said softly, "It's finally over, cousin. Go back to your courtyard now."

...

Back in the courtyard where Lin Yun lived, Lin Hongye finally dared to show a hint of lingering fear.

"Sister Hongye, are you alright?"

Lin Hongye shook her head and whispered, "It's nothing, I'm just a little tired from using the secret technique."

"Furthermore, I have already found out this person's identity. He is a Core Formation True Person from the Northern Region of Cangxuan, known as the Wood Dragon True Person."

"In his sea of ​​consciousness, I glimpsed the entire process of this person's advancement to the Core Formation stage, and I have gained some insights."

"If you are able to advance to the Foundation Establishment stage one day, I will copy this Core Formation experience for you."

Lin Yun already knew about these things, but he still pretended to be shocked.

"A Core Formation stage cultivator!"

Lin Hongye said with an extremely solemn expression, "You must keep this to yourself and not tell anyone."

"When I return to my family, I will only tell Grandpa Jinnan about this matter and ask him to restrain the family members so that they will never provoke the Chen family or this Chen Guan."

A cultivator in the Core Formation stage who seizes another body to rebuild his cultivation will, with his experience, surely make up for his past shortcomings and avoid many detours.

It probably won't be long before he returns to the Core Formation stage.

The Chen family will inevitably become a family that lasts for a thousand years and will dominate the entire Xiangnanling Mountains!

"Don't worry, Sister Red Leaf, I understand." Lin Yun nodded.

Lin Hongye patted Lin Yun on the shoulder and said, "Brother Lin Yun, from now on, treat this person the same as always. Don't be too obsequious, but don't be too distant either."

"Just maintain a normal relationship, understand?"

"I understand!" Lin Yun nodded and said.

After explaining everything, she said, "Now that this matter is settled, I should be going."

"Cultivate diligently in Fire Cloud Valley, and we look forward to the day you join the Taiyuan Sect."

"Goodbye!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Hongye stepped onto her flying magic weapon and her figure floated into the sky.

"Take care, elder sister." Lin Yun clasped her hands in a fist salute, her heart at peace.

After seeing Lin Hongye off, he immediately began to examine the Book of Insight in his mind.

Soon, the Book of Insight turned the pages, and strings of illusory text appeared in his field of vision.

The earth's vein fire in the Cangxuan Domain is flourishing, and metal and wood elements are sprouting, making it ideal for alchemy and weapon crafting.

[The alchemy elders of the Taiyuan Sect's Dan Ding Peak have completed the task of refining Foundation Establishment Pills.]

[In the Demon Realm, the White-Haired Demon King failed to break through to the Nascent Soul stage and perished in the Heavenly Tribulation.]

In the Southern Region of Cangxuan, the Yang family of Biyueze discovered that a fish king had been born in the lake.

【…】

Finally back to normal, Lin Yun breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to check if there was anything special about the completed pages.

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