Cultivating immortality begins with discerning the secrets of heaven.

Lin Yun spent five days successfully completing and submitting his weapon-refining task for the month.

His crafting skills became increasingly refined. After crafting two low-grade magic weapons, he even had a small portion of the spiritual materials he had received remaining.

These extra spiritual materials naturally went into his storage bag.

Sects have always turned a blind eye to such petty gains and have never bothered to fuss over them.

As long as the monthly crafting tasks are completed on time, the materials that end up in the disciples' pockets will be considered normal losses.

"It's time to prepare for the descent. Feiliujian isn't too far from the mountain gate. With the help of this flying artifact, it will take about ten days to get there."

To this end, he had already found out the information about Feiliujian, which was a place located near the Iron Ridge Mountains.

Iron Spine Mountains are a dangerous and perilous place in the southern region of Cangxuan, where many demonic beasts live, and even third-tier great demons dwell deep within the mountains.

In addition, the Iron Ridge Mountains contain many terrifying terrains, which are known as ominous or deadly places in feng shui. Once trapped in them, even a Foundation Establishment cultivator may die on the spot.

This is why the spiritual energy of the Iron Ridge Mountains is so abundant, yet no cultivator has ever dared to covet it.

"Fortunately, Flying Stream Ravine isn't located within the Iron Spine Mountains, but it still harbors second-tier demonic beasts comparable to Foundation Establishment cultivators..."

"I originally planned to explore this after I reached the later stages of Qi Refining, but now it seems I have to set off as soon as possible."

Lin Yun sighed. His current cultivation level was still too low, only at the fourth level of Qi Refining, yet he was already trying to find a cave that even Foundation Establishment cultivators would covet.

If that place hadn't been unexpectedly destroyed by a second-tier demonic beast, he wouldn't have been in such a hurry.

However, before descending the mountain, he planned to make some more preparations.

"I need to prepare more talismans and healing pills to restore my mana. Fortunately, I have a considerable amount of spirit stones on hand."

Even within the Taiyuan Sect, spirit stones are the absolute hard currency.

Including the spirit stones he earned from selling the Beast Trapping Net in Fire Cloud Valley, he now has more than 700 spirit stones at his disposal.

For a cultivator in the Qi Refining stage, this is definitely a considerable sum of money.

"Sister Hongye hasn't emerged from seclusion yet... Oh right, I can go find Elder Sun!"

With this thought in mind, Lin Yun quickly left Hundred Refinement Peak and rode a leaf-shaped flying magic artifact to Qingyuan Peak.

He originally planned to accept the bounty notice issued by Elder Sun when he was in Taiyuan Immortal City, but later, because the gambling stone matter attracted too much attention, he put the matter aside for the time being.

After joining a sect, this matter was put aside until now.

Qingyuan Peak is the main peak of the Taiyuan Sect, and all the sect leaders in the past were elders of Qingyuan Peak, holding an extraordinary position within the sect.

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After arriving at Qingyuan Peak, Lin Yun requested to pay his respects to Elder Sun.

"Is this junior brother a friend of Elder Sun?" a disciple from Qingyuan Peak asked curiously.

Lin Yun shook his head and said, "No, I saw Elder Sun's bounty in Taiyuan Immortal City before, and I do have some reliable intelligence to provide."

Upon hearing this, the disciple's expression immediately became serious.

"I see. Elder Sun was furious about this a while ago, and now no one dares to mess with him."

"Junior brother, if your information is accurate, then go and pay your respects yourself. Elder Sun's cave is located on the western side of the mountainside."

As he spoke, the man pointed out the specific direction to Lin Yun.

"Thank you so much, senior brother!"

Soon, he rode his flying magical artifact to the top of Qingyun Peak. As expected of the sect leader's main peak, the spiritual energy here was even richer than that of Bailian Peak.

After about half an incense stick's time, Lin Yun finally found Elder Sun's cave.

The place was overgrown with weeds, looking like a cave that hadn't been tended to in a long time, which clearly showed that Elder Sun was not particular about his daily life.

"Lin Yun, a disciple of Hundred Refinements Peak, requests an audience with Elder Sun!"

Not long after, a deafening sound came from the cave:

"Disciples of Hundred Refinements Peak? What brings you here? I am currently in seclusion cultivating and have no time to socialize with disciples like you."

Sensing the powerful aura within, Lin Yun forced himself to say, "This disciple previously saw the wanted poster issued by the elder in Taiyuan Immortal City, and thus knows some possible clues."

boom!

Suddenly, a thin old man dressed in a dark blue Taoist robe appeared in front of the cave.

Elder Sun had a stern face, and his eyes, sharp as knives, scrutinized Lin Yun repeatedly for a while.

"The person who harmed my spirit beast is a demonic cultivator who practices blood-path techniques. Are you sure you can provide any clues?"

When questioned by the elder, Lin Yun remained calm and said seriously, "This disciple is a cultivator from the Lin family of Huangzhu Mountain in Xiangnan Ridge. Before joining the sect, I had been cultivating in Xiangnan Ridge."

"However, before participating in the Ascension Ceremony, I passed through a mortal town in the Southern Ridge and unexpectedly discovered that many mortals in that town had their essence blood extracted in secret."

"There were even some dried-up corpses that had been drained of their blood and energy. At that time, I realized that this might be the work of a demonic cultivator."

"However, my cultivation is shallow and my strength is weak. I know I am no match for demonic cultivators, so I did not dare to act rashly. I only thought about coming to participate in the Ascension Conference as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Elder Sun's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he asked piercingly, "Is this true?"

"I would never dare to deceive the elder!" Lin Yun said, clasping his hands in a fist salute.

Seeing Lin Yun's confident tone, Elder Sun said in a deep voice, "Which mortal town in the Southern Ridge? I'll go and take a look."

He planned to go and take a look. Even if it wasn't the real culprit who killed his spirit beast, killing a blood-path demon cultivator would at least vent his frustration.

He was so angry about this that he was almost driven mad. The spirit beast he was raising had an extraordinary bloodline, and if it could be properly trained, it would be absolutely remarkable.

"Towards Nanling, to Ningfeng City!"

"Alright, I'll give you the reward spirit stones now." With that, Elder Sun made a gesture to take the spirit stones.

But Lin Yun said repeatedly, "Elder Sun, this disciple intends to ask for some protective talismans."

"After this incident, I have repeatedly blamed myself and hated my own lack of strength, which prevented me from seeking justice for so many mortals in Ningfeng City."

"With this delay, I'm afraid many more mortals in Ningfeng City will have fallen victim to the demonic cultivators."

"If I had had some talismans with me back then, I would have been more confident."

Elder Sun raised an eyebrow, surprised that this disciple of Hundred Refinements Peak possessed such a chivalrous heart; it was truly rare.

However, he didn't think much of it. Instead, he patted his storage bag, and a small stack of talismans flew out.

"Although I am not skilled in the art of talismans, I do have some talismans in stock."

"These are enough to match the spirit stones on the bounty."

He pulled out six talismans from the paper and threw them directly to Lin Yun.

There were actually five mid-grade first-tier talismans and one high-grade first-tier talisman!

If converted into spirit stones, this is indeed far more valuable than the fifty spirit stones on the bounty notice.

"Thank you, Elder Sun!"

"Hmph, if this information is false, I will surely cripple your cultivation when I return," Elder Sun sneered.

"This disciple cannot guarantee that the demonic cultivator from Ningfeng City is the same one who killed the elder's spirit beast. However, if it is not the murderer himself, this disciple is willing to return all these talismans afterward. If there are any losses, I can also compensate with a sum of spirit stones."

As he spoke, Lin Yun took out his sect identity token to prove that he was a disciple of Hundred Refinements Peak.

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