Treasure Gathering Immortal Furnace

In fact, not everything Lu Fan said was false. He had used up a lot of his true energy to control Zi Yuan, and he had used his true energy twice more recently to escape the pursuit of the Sword Pavilion.

Therefore, Lu Fan's lifespan is now less than a hundred years, around eighty years.

Upon hearing this, Ku Rong slightly raised his hand and said, "The Dew of Creation is easy to obtain. As long as Junior Brother Lu can make contributions to the Blood Spirit Sect, I will earnestly request Master to bestow upon you a drop of the Dew of Creation. After all, if you can form your core, it will be a great thing for our Blood Spirit Sect."

"To achieve merit?" Lu Fan frowned slightly. Did Ku Rong mean that he should kill righteous cultivators?

Before Lu Fan could think it over, Ku Rong said, "Our Blood Spirit Sect has only been established for a short time, and those righteous sects haven't noticed it yet. I have a feeling that in the next few years, once the Blood Spirit Sect's reputation spreads, it will inevitably attract the righteous sects' attacks. As long as Junior Brother Lu can do his best to defend against the enemy at that time, Master will reward you according to your merits, and you will definitely receive the Heavenly Dew of Creation."

Upon hearing this, Lu Fan nodded slightly. It seemed that if he wanted to obtain the Dew of Creation, he could only wait until the righteous path launched a campaign against him, and then he could steal it amidst the chaos.

He just hoped that the one coming to attack him wouldn't be the Sword Pavilion, otherwise, if he showed his dirty clothes, the Sword Pavilion would definitely focus their fire on him and wouldn't give him any time to fish in troubled waters.

"Junior brother, don't think about anything. You've just broken through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment, so just focus on consolidating your cultivation. Su Meier is going into seclusion to break through, and she probably won't bother you for the next two or three years."

"Yes," Lu Fan said, bowing slightly.

After exchanging a few words with Lu Fan, Ku Rong left the cave.

After watching Ku Rong leave, Lu Fan closed the stone door, planning to go into seclusion for a year and a half to refine the demonic energy and stabilize his cultivation before making further plans.

...

Spring goes and winter comes; a year has passed in a flash.

During this year, Lu Fan managed to clear away the demonic energy, but his late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation was only about 70-80% stable.

However, this is not a big deal.

More importantly, the two little creatures in the spirit beast pouch have clearly grown a lot after a year of continuous feeding.

Moreover, having shed its gray downy feathers, the newly grown feathers are glossy black, making it look no different from an ordinary crow.

Lu Fan examined the strength of the two crows and found that they were already at the level of second-tier demon beasts, which is equivalent to the early stage of Foundation Establishment in humans!

It seems that his feeding of spirit beast pills this year wasn't in vain.

However, the third eye on the crow's forehead remained closed. Lu Fan didn't know when the crow would open its eye, so he could only continue feeding it.

Lu Fan then got up and opened the stone door. At that moment, a communication talisman floated at the doorway.

"A sound transmission talisman?" Lu Fan raised his hand and touched it, and then a voice with attribute attributes came out.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, it's been three years since we last met. How have you been? I have obtained all the materials needed for Core Formation and am preparing to cultivate in seclusion in Little Spirit Valley. If you have the time, could you please protect me? Rest assured, my Core Formation won't take too long, only two years. If I succeed, I will repay you handsomely."

As the transmission talisman turned to ashes, Lu Fan was slightly surprised. He hadn't expected Ye Lingxi to be preparing to form her core.

"Little Spirit Valley? They actually chose a place like this to form their core?" Lu Fan frowned slightly. Back then, he and Ye Lingxi had robbed the Spirit Valley Sect. He guessed that the sect had been ransacked and all the disciples had run away.

He had promised her that if she reached the Core Formation stage, he would protect her, so he couldn't go back on his word.

Moreover, if Ye Lingxi can successfully form her core, he can learn from her experience and accumulate experience for his own core formation in advance.

Judging from the timing of the transmission talisman, it was probably sent in the last few days. Without further ado, Lu Fan prepared to set off.

Fortunately, the Blood Spirit Sect did not restrict its disciples from going out. Lu Fan found Kurong, made up a pretext for traveling, and set off immediately.

...

Little Spirit Valley.

Linggu Sect.

The Blood Spirit Sect wasn't too far from the Spirit Valley Sect. With Lu Fan's current speed, it took him less than three days to reach the Little Spirit Valley.

Just as Lu Fan had guessed, Linggu Sect was already abandoned. Although there were no spiritual veins here, the spiritual energy was still much richer than in other places.

After all, in order to form a core, besides the necessary materials, finding a place with abundant spiritual energy can greatly increase the probability of forming a core.

As soon as Lu Fan flew over, he saw the figure appearing in the small square of Linggu Gate. At this moment, Ye Lingxi was wearing a plain white dress, just like three years ago, elegant and refined, like a fairy descended to earth, her beauty beyond compare.

Ye Lingxi stood in the small square, constantly throwing spirit stones around her, and beneath her feet was a circular magic array.

"Fellow Daoist Ye," Lu Fan said, slowly cupping his hands after landing.

When Ye Lingxi saw Lu Fan arrive, she smiled faintly: "Fellow Daoist Lu is indeed true to his word. I thought you wouldn't come."

"Fellow Daoist Ye, what are you saying? I promised you that I would protect you on your path. Besides, I am already in the late stage of Foundation Establishment. When I form my Core in the future, I will also need to rely on Fellow Daoist Ye for protection," Lu Fan smiled.

The relationship between Lu Fan and Ye Lingxi is more like that of business partners, since they are both useful to each other and there is no question of one making sacrifices for the other.

"Rest assured, if I reach the Core Formation stage, I will never forget Fellow Daoist Lu's kindness in helping me," Ye Lingxi said, bowing slightly.

"What is this?" Lu Fan looked at the spirit stones scattered all around him, his face full of astonishment.

"Although Linggu Sect has declined, the foundation of its protective array is still intact. I have been repairing it day and night these past few days, and it is finally usable again."

"As long as the sect's protective formation is activated, we'll be somewhat safer."

After Ye Lingxi finished speaking, she immediately formed a hand seal. The next moment, the magic array under her feet began to rotate, and a pillar of light shot into the sky, which then transformed into a protective array that enveloped the entire Linggu Sect.

"Maintaining this protective array must consume a lot of spirit stones, right?" Lu Fan asked, looking at the array above his head.

"Maintaining the array requires more than fifty spirit stones a day, and it will probably cost thirty to forty thousand over two years," Ye Lingxi said.

"I didn't expect Fellow Daoist Ye to be quite wealthy. Thirty or forty thousand spirit stones is something even a Core Formation cultivator might not be able to come up with in a short time." Lu Fan could tell that Ye Lingxi had made quite a bit of money through robbery and plunder over the years, making her a well-off young heiress.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, please don't laugh at me. I've spent all my family's wealth on this Core Formation. If I can't break through this time, I'm afraid I'll never be able to achieve Core Formation in this lifetime," Ye Lingxi said, her expression slightly disappointed.

"Don't worry, with your thorough preparations this time, you're sure to succeed in forming your core," Lu Fan said.

"Then I'll take your kind words, fellow Daoist," Ye Lingxi said, handing Lu Fan a storage bag. She added, "Fellow Daoist only needs to replace the spirit stones on time every day to prevent outsiders from disturbing us. This place is remote, so I don't think anyone will come to cause trouble."

"You just gave me thirty or forty thousand spirit stones like that? Fellow Daoist Ye, aren't you afraid I'll take it and run away?" Lu Fan said with a smile as he took the storage bag.

"Let him run away, what can we do? Here you go~" Ye Lingxi said casually, jokingly.

It's easy to see from these words that Ye Lingxi is different from other petty cultivators. She is carefree and unconcerned with trivial matters. Apart from her fondness for robbing and looting, she doesn't have any other flaws.