Treasure Gathering Immortal Furnace

Hearing that the purple-robed man's tone was relatively kind, Ye Lingxi breathed a slight sigh of relief. She quickly put away her spear, lowered her posture, and cupped her hands, saying, "This junior is just a rogue cultivator and has nowhere else to go but to form my core here. I apologize for disturbing the three seniors!"

The purple-robed man slightly raised his hand: "I was just passing by and won't disturb you. But seeing that you, a rogue cultivator, have managed to reach the Core Formation stage, your talent and opportunities are quite good."

Upon hearing this, Ye Lingxi bowed and said, "I only succeeded by chance after three attempts to form my core. My talent is ordinary, and I'm afraid this is the best I can do."

The man in purple robes stood with his hands behind his back and said calmly, "Judging from the golden and wood spiritual energy emanating from this place, you must have dual spiritual roots. If you have enough opportunities, it is not impossible for you to form a Nascent Soul in the future. So please don't be so modest."

At this moment, the gray-robed elder standing in front of the purple-robed man stroked his beard and said, "Young lady, this is Shi Fengtian, the Supreme Elder of the Thousand Shadows Sect. He rarely praises people."

Upon hearing that it was the Supreme Elder of the Thousand Shadows Sect, Ye Lingxi was immediately shocked, while Lu Fan beside her was also puzzled.

The Thousand Shadows Sect is a sect of the Feng Kingdom. It seems that these three Nascent Soul cultivators are from the Feng Kingdom. But what are they doing in the Great Yan Kingdom?

"So it's Senior Shi! Your sect's Thousand Shadow Clone Technique is renowned throughout Canglan. I've heard of it long ago," Ye Lingxi quickly flattered.

Upon hearing this, Shi Fengtian smiled subtly, seemingly pleased with Ye Lingxi's praise.

"You're quite the smooth talker, young man. I see you have good talent. Would you be willing to join my Thousand Shadows Sect?" Shi Fengtian suddenly extended an olive branch to Ye Lingxi.

Ye Lingxi never expected that her formation of the Golden Core would lead to a Nascent Soul cultivator inviting her to join his sect.

"Old Stone Monster, you're quick on your feet. I also think this girl has good talent and was thinking of recruiting her into my Xuan Yang Sword Sect. Don't try to take her from me!" The gray-robed old man seemed to have also taken a liking to Ye Lingxi.

"Xuanyang Sword Sect?" Lu Fan was startled. He had read about this sect in his cultivation information years ago.

The Xuan Yang Sword Sect is a sword-cultivating sect in the Feng Kingdom, with a total of four Nascent Soul experts! The Great Yan Sword Pavilion only has three. Compared to the Great Yan Sword Pavilion, isn't the Xuan Yang Sword Sect slightly better?

But the reality is not so. Although the Xuan Yang Sword Sect has four Nascent Soul ancestors, each of them is an old monster who has lived for nearly a thousand years. They may all pass away in a hundred or two hundred years.

Even worse, the Xuan Yang Sword Sect has no Core Formation cultivators! Their mid-level pillars have been completely wiped out. The reason for this is quite bizarre.

Without exception, all the Core Formation cultivators trained by the Xuan Yang Sword Sect either died from qi deviation and body explosion during cultivation, or mysteriously perished or disappeared.

This leads to any cultivator with even a slight talent for Core Formation trying to escape the Xuan Yang Sword Sect, fearing that the sect's curse will fall upon them.

Rumor has it that the founder of the Xuan Yang Sword Sect blasphemed the gods, incurring their wrath and cursing the sect to its extinction.

Although the rumor sounded very convincing, it was still just a rumor. The four Nascent Soul elders of the Xuan Yang Sword Sect spent decades investigating the cause, but ultimately they couldn't find the problem.

It can be said that the Xuan Yang Sword Sect is like a grasshopper in autumn; although it seems to have four Nascent Soul elders in charge, it can't really jump around for long.

Upon hearing the gray-robed elder challenge him to compete for Ye Lingxi, Shi Fengtian burst into laughter: "Old man Jing, your Xuan Yang Sword Sect is notorious as a graveyard for Core Formation cultivators. Who in the entire Canglan doesn't know that? Do you want this junior to join your Xuan Yang Sword Sect and wait to die?"

"Hey! Old Monster Shi, what do you mean by that? My Xuan Yang Sword Sect's Core Formation cultivators did have some problems, but they have long been resolved. If this girl joins my Xuan Yang Sword Sect, I, Jing Chuan, can swear on my Dao Heart that I will treat her as my personal disciple and she will never be in any danger." At this moment, Jing Chuan was willing to swear on his Dao Heart, as if he really wanted to recruit Ye Lingxi to join him.

Lu Fan, standing to the side, was also quite moved. If Ye Lingxi joined the Xuan Yang Sword Sect, she would be the only Core Formation cultivator in the entire sect, and she would probably be cherished as a treasure by the four Nascent Soul elders.

But even if that's what you think, the curse of that dead Core Formation cultivator from the Xuan Yang Sword Sect is something that ordinary people can't withstand.

Ye Lingxi naturally understood this principle as well. She didn't want to die in the Xuan Yang Sword Sect, so she just lowered her head and didn't dare to say a word.

"Resolved long ago? Haha, I remember a hundred years ago, you recruited a rogue cultivator who had just reached the Core Formation stage. He didn't even live for half a year before passing away in a secret chamber, his death was gruesome."

"In my opinion, your Xuan Yang Sword Sect is more suited to recruiting Nascent Soul cultivators, rather than harming Core Formation cultivators."

Shi Fengtian burst into laughter.

These sarcastic remarks infuriated Jing Chuan, making him bristle and glare, but what the other party said was indeed true, leaving him speechless.

But just then, the beautiful young woman who had been standing in front of the two suddenly spoke up: "Fellow Daoist Shi, Fellow Daoist Jing, please don't let a Core Formation cultivator ruin your harmony. My Wangyue Sect will reluctantly accept this fairy for you, so you can stop arguing. What do you say?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Fengtian's face darkened, and he said, "Madam Luan, your Wangyue Sect has no shortage of Core Formation cultivators, so don't get involved!"

Seeing the three Nascent Soul elders arguing heatedly over Ye Lingxi, Lu Fan was honestly envious.

After all, as long as Ye Lingxi joins the Thousand Shadows Sect or the Moon Gazing Sect, she will have a real sect backing her up. Moreover, Shi Fengtian has a very high opinion of Ye Lingxi, so her cultivation path will definitely be smooth sailing in the future.

The beautiful young woman named Madam Luan glanced at Lu Fan, who was standing in front of Ye Lingxi, and said with a smile, "Isn't there a late Foundation Establishment cultivator here? Why don't you take him in? Perhaps he has the potential to form a Core."

After Madam Luan's words, Shi Fengtian finally noticed Lu Fan. After all, for a rogue cultivator to reach the late stage of Foundation Establishment was already quite good, and perhaps he had some potential for development.

So Shi Fengtian asked, "Young man, what kind of spiritual root do you have?"

When asked, Lu Fan was slightly taken aback. How could he answer that? A mutated mixed spiritual root? If he said that, he estimated that these three old monsters would immediately become alert. After all, a mutated mixed spiritual root Foundation Establishment was something that couldn't be found in the entire Canglan! It was impossible to do without a great opportunity.

Therefore, Lu Fan held back and said, "Junior, I have five spiritual roots..."

"A mixed spiritual root? That's really rare. In the entire Canglan, you can count the number of people who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage with a mixed spiritual root on one hand. You've got some good luck, young man," Shi Fengtian suddenly said.

These words terrified Lu Fan, who instantly broke out in a cold sweat. If something were discovered, and these three big shots were to search his soul, he would surely die!