Cultivating immortality begins with discerning the secrets of heaven.

How precious is the inheritance of a Core Formation stage cultivator?

Although he did not obtain the wealth and treasures accumulated during his lifetime, these inheritances alone are enough to benefit Lin Yun immensely.

He deeply understood that knowledge is priceless because it is scarce.

If this cave is discovered and exposed by others, the value of the cultivation techniques he obtained will be greatly reduced.

With this thought in mind, Lin Yun made a snap decision and directly removed a luminous bead from the wall.

Boom!

Almost instantly, the Yin-gathering formation built underground began to collapse and crumble, and the entire cave began to shake violently.

The once bright underground space was plunged into darkness in the blink of an eye as the glowing beads went out one by one.

In order to avoid being buried alive, Lin Yun mustered all his strength and unleashed powerful force with his legs, leaping onto the stone table and into the upper cave.

Then he unleashed his full power and shot out like an arrow released from a bow.

Behind him, pieces of broken rock fell down, and just as the cave was about to collapse, Lin Yun leaped and darted toward the light at the cave entrance.

Rumble!

Like a small earthquake, the entire cave collapsed.

Lin Yun, panting heavily, glanced back, and from that moment on, the last trace of Tuoba Ye left in this world was buried.

Although he had survived a close call, he couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

"It's time to return to the sect."

With that, Lin Yun prepared to leave the place.

However, a foul stench soon filled the air, attracting the attention of a monster dwelling in the Flying Stream.

"roar!"

  

This is a mid-stage Tier 1 Xuan Tu Lizard, which is half the height of a person when it lies on the ground, and it growls at Lin Yun.

The black earth lizard flicked its tongue as it slowly crawled toward Lin Yun.

It could sense that the human cultivator in front of it had abundant blood energy, and if it could devour him, it would be enough to advance to the late stage of the first rank.

Driven by its hunger, the Black Earth Lizard suddenly increased its crawling speed and charged towards Lin Yun.

"The intelligence of a first-tier demon beast is not much stronger than that of an ordinary wild beast. If you want to leave, just use the Flying Leaf Flight technique to go away."

"However, its earth lizard armor is excellent material for crafting weapons. If it were completely peeled off, it would be more than enough to make two suits of armor."

Lin Yun remained calm and composed, directly unleashing a superior-grade magic weapon, the Earth Element Bell!

clang!

The Black Earth Lizard was suppressed in place by the suddenly sweeping yellow bell!

With a deep, resonant bell ringing out, beams of earth-yellow spiritual light descended, pinning it firmly to the ground, rendering it unable to move.

Suppressing a mid-stage first-tier demonic beast with a superior-grade magic weapon was a piece of cake. Lin Yun leisurely took out a Fire Cloud Bow and then nocked a Fire Crow Arrow.

To avoid damaging the Fire Crow Arrows too much, Lin Yun only half-drawn the crimson bowstring this time.

boom!

Flames raged around the arrow, and the moment he released it, the bowstring trembled slightly, leaving a crimson trail in the air.

The Fire Crow Arrow pierced through the Black Earth Lizard's hard forehead, and intense flames surged within its body, instantly extinguishing all its life force.

"With the suppressive power of the Earth Element Bell, the combined power of the Fire Cloud Bow and the Fire Crow Arrow is enough to make me virtually invincible during the Qi Refining stage."

"Aside from freaks like Chen Guan, I can fight against most ordinary late-stage Qi Refining cultivators."

Lin Yun was very satisfied with this. He quickly stepped forward and put the roasted Xuan Tu Lizard inside his body into his storage bag.

"Unfortunately, this earth spirit bell will have to be returned to Senior Brother Song afterward."

"Once my weapon-forging skills have improved, I will also forge a similar magical artifact."

As he spoke, he urged the flying leaf to take off and fly back to the direction he had come from.

Feiliujian is adjacent to the Iron Ridge Mountain Range; lingering there for too long could lead to certain death.

He can easily deal with first-tier demonic beasts, but if he encounters a second-tier demonic beast, he probably won't even be able to withstand a single blow.

A cultivation level of four in Qi Refining is still too weak.

With that thought in mind, Lin Yun swallowed two Qi-restoring pills to replenish the mana he had lost, and then flew towards the sect at full speed.

Now that the inheritance has been obtained, the next step is to do one's best to improve one's cultivation.

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Heading towards Nanling, to Ningfeng City.

Countless ordinary people stared in shock at the old man riding a white crane in the sky. Just now, this man circled over the city and destroyed a house with a wave of his hand!

"As expected, a demonic cultivator is lurking here, drawing blood essence from mortals to heal his injuries. You cannot be allowed to live!"

Elder Sun's voice resounded like thunder, shaking half of the city.

The next moment, a figure enveloped in blood-red light darted out from the ruins of the house he had just destroyed.

But he was only at the late stage of Qi Refining. Even a demonic cultivator known for his combat prowess could not possibly be a match for a sect elder at the Foundation Establishment stage.

Before he could fly a hundred meters, he was restrained by a powerful spiritual force.

"If you were to escape, all these past hundred years of my life would have been for nothing."

"Tell me, didn't you injure a Azure-tailed Phoenix with the Blood Fiend Curse a while ago?"

Elder Sun, his face filled with murderous intent, pulled the Qi Refining stage demonic cultivator to his side and questioned him in an icy voice.

The Blood Path Demon Cultivator's face was deathly pale, and upon hearing these words, a hint of panic inevitably flashed in his eyes.

"Senior, have you misunderstood something? I have been living in seclusion in this city for many years and have never left it."

"As for extracting the essence and blood of mortals for cultivation, that's necessary for the technique, and so far, it hasn't harmed a single mortal's life; it's just for the purpose of extracting blood..."

Upon hearing this, Elder Sun grinned maliciously, pointed his finger in the air, and with a burst of spiritual light, directly pierced through his dantian, crippling his cultivation.

"A complete liar. Although I don't understand the art of soul searching and refining, I do know some methods of torturing people."

"You've fallen into my hands today, and I'll make you cough up even your childhood nickname."

With that, Elder Sun picked him up like a dead dog and then urged the white crane beneath him to flap its wings and fly towards the sect.

"Senior, it's a misunderstanding...it really is a misunderstanding!"

But no matter how much the demonic cultivator begged for mercy, Elder Sun would not let him go.

Even if he wasn't the culprit who injured his beloved bird, it was only right to capture and kill this demonic cultivator.

This incident immediately shook the cultivation world of Xiangnan Ridge. A Foundation Establishment cultivator took action above a mortal town and captured a demonic cultivator alive.

When the various cultivation families in Xiangnan Ridge learned of this, they were all shocked. They never expected that a demonic cultivator at the late stage of Qi Refining would appear in the peaceful and tranquil cultivation world of Xiangnan Ridge!

However, after learning that the person who made the move was a Foundation Establishment elder from the Taiyuan Sect, the cultivators from each family breathed a sigh of relief.

Oh, so you're a Foundation Establishment elder from the upper sect. That's alright then.

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