Treasure Gathering Immortal Furnace

Ye Lingxi's first words surprised Lu Fan, who asked, "What makes you say that, Fellow Daoist Ye?"

"Have you been hiding in some remote mountain valley for the past six years?" Ye Lingxi asked.

"How did you know?" Lu Fan was shocked again.

Ye Lingxi's face immediately darkened. She said, "How would I know? I'm just wondering how a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator like you could cause such a huge disaster! How many secrets are you hiding from me?!"

"Did you find out that I took advantage of the Blood Spirit Sect's Creation Dew?" Lu Fan smiled awkwardly.

"It's not just this. Sword Pavilion and One Qi Sect have jointly issued a sect-wide kill order against you. Now, there's a kill order for you in every inhabited place in the Great Yan Dynasty, and even in the Feng Kingdom," Ye Lingxi said, taking out a wanted poster and stuffing it into Lu Fan's hand: "Take a look for yourself."

Lu Fan glanced at the wanted poster and looked embarrassed. It really was his portrait, and it even had the sect marks of Sword Pavilion and One Qi Sect on it.

"After all these years, they still haven't planned to let me go," Lu Fan said with a bitter smile.

It seems that the One Qi Sect has probably been in cahoots with the Sword Pavilion, and the Sword Pavilion now knows that it was not Li Niu who stole their top-grade magic weapon, but Lu Fan.

"You stole several inherited magical artifacts from the Sword Pavilion, killed a Core Formation elder from the Qi Refining Sect, and provoked a mid-Core Formation evil cultivator called Ghostly Old Ghost. None of them are easy to deal with!"

"I thought I was ruthless enough when I was robbing and pillaging everywhere during my Foundation Establishment stage, but I didn't expect you to be even more ruthless than me, specifically targeting those who are not to be trifled with!"

Ye Lingxi's gaze towards Lu Fan had changed at this moment. She simply couldn't understand how a Foundation Establishment cultivator could cause such a huge disaster.

"There's no other way, I'm forced into this situation," Lu Fan sighed, then added, "Given my current predicament, if I don't hurry up and form my core, I'll probably be dead if I encounter these guys again."

"You've offended not only these three families, but also all the rogue cultivators of the Great Yan Dynasty. They all consider you their enemy now!" Ye Lingxi said helplessly.

"Wait... rogue cultivators of the Great Yan? When did I offend them?" Lu Fan was dumbfounded.

"During the six years you were in seclusion, many rogue cultivators in the Great Yan Dynasty also attempted to form their Core in the wild, but without exception, they were all killed," Ye Lingxi said.

"Why is that?" Lu Fan was stunned for a moment, but then he immediately realized something and said, "These old monsters are indeed all cunning and treacherous. They know that I seized the Dew of Creation from the Blood Spirit Sect and will definitely look for an opportunity to form my Core Formation. So those rogue cultivators who have formed their Core Formation have become my scapegoats?"

"You're smart. Right now, all the rogue cultivators in the Great Yan want to tear you apart. You single-handedly ruined the advancement path of all the rogue cultivators in the Great Yan." Ye Lingxi felt her heart pound with fear as she recalled the rumors she had heard in the Thousand Shadows Sect over the past six years.

"This is troublesome. If I form my core here and cause a celestial phenomenon, I'm afraid I'll immediately face a deadly disaster," Lu Fan said with a bitter expression.

"If you choose to form your core here, you'll definitely encounter trouble. Once a core-forming cultivator arrives, I can't guarantee your safety," Ye Lingxi said.

That's true. After all, Lu Fan offended not just one person, but a whole group. Whether it was the Sword Pavilion, the One Qi Sect, or the Ghostly Old Ghost, Ye Lingxi alone couldn't possibly defeat them, no matter how hard she tried.

"What should I do? Am I not going to form my core?" Lu Fan suddenly felt a headache coming on. He had finally gathered all the materials for forming his core and was about to step into the realm of advanced cultivators, but because he had made enemies everywhere, he was now surrounded by enemies.

"It's not that you can't get married, it's just that you can't get married in the Great Yan Kingdom. You can go to the Feng Kingdom," Ye Lingxi said.

"Didn't you just say that even Feng Kingdom has a warrant for my arrest? It's all the same no matter where I go," Lu Fan shook his head.

The Great Yan and the Feng Kingdom are neighboring countries with almost identical sect structures and customs. Trade between them is also very frequent, and the major sects of the Feng Kingdom and the sects of the Great Yan Kingdom often interact.

There is absolutely no difference.

"That's true," Ye Lingxi said, lost in thought.

"Either we leave the Great Yan and the Feng Kingdom and go to a more distant place to form our core," Lu Fan said.

Ye Lingxi shook her head and said, "Besides the Great Yan and Feng Kingdom, there are countries occupied by demonic sects. You're surrounded on all sides. If you were to form your core in those places, the risks would only be higher."

"What should I do? I can't just wait for them to remove my arrest warrant before I reach the Core Formation stage, can I? That would take forever," Lu Fan said with a bitter expression.

The sheer joy of killing and plundering is nothing compared to the humiliation one experiences when forming one's core...

If Lu Fan had known this would happen, he wouldn't have been so reckless.

But it's too late to say anything now; what's done is done.

"I have an idea, but it depends on whether you have the guts," Ye Lingxi said with a slight smile.

"Don't tell me you're going to the Xuan Yang Sword Sect?" Lu Fan knew exactly what Ye Lingxi wanted to say.

"Didn't Ancestor Jingchuan give you a token back then? You can change your identity, use the token to enter the sect, and find an opportunity to form your core. There shouldn't be any major problems."

"Although the Xuan Yang Sword Sect is also a fading force, it still has four Nascent Soul elders guarding it at this stage, so its safety can be guaranteed."

Ye Lingxi analyzed.

"Isn't the Xuan Yang Sword Sect known as the graveyard of Core Formation cultivators? I hope we don't end up dying at the Xuan Yang Sword Sect instead of being killed by the Sword Pavilion," Lu Fan said with a wry smile.

"You don't need to worry too much. Although the Xuan Yang Sword Sect is known as the graveyard of Core Formation cultivators, it's not like it would kill you as soon as you formed your Core."

"Furthermore, the Xuan Yang Sword Sect has abundant spiritual energy, which is far superior to this small spiritual valley. You might even form your core in a year or two. At that time, you can simply leave. If there is any curse, it won't be on your head."

"For now, you don't have any other options."

Hearing Ye Lingxi's words, Lu Fan also fell into deep thought. Along the way, he felt like a rat crossing the street, someone that everyone wanted to kill.

The initial foundation-building stage was fraught with danger, and once the foundation was successfully established, the process of collecting materials for core formation became even more perilous.

Now that he's forming his core, things are even more complicated, and he might even have to go to the Xuan Yang Sword Sect and bear a curse that may or may not exist...

"Sigh, Foundation Establishment is difficult, Core Formation is even more difficult. This slow path of cultivation is truly going to kill you," Lu Fan shook his head and sighed.

"You don't need to be overly pessimistic. Once you reach the Core Formation stage, you'll be a high-level cultivator. When you encounter trouble, you won't be completely helpless," Ye Lingxi comforted her.

"Alright, whether the Xuan Yang Sword Sect is truly a den of dragons and tigers or not, I'm going to give it a shot," Lu Fan made up his mind.

No matter how difficult and dangerous the road ahead, this elixir must be formed!

Without reaching the Core Formation stage, one can never be considered a high-level cultivator, and all the countless opportunities in this vast world of cultivation will be out of reach for him.

"With Fellow Daoist Lu's fortuitous circumstances, you are sure to succeed in forming your core. I happen to have a map of a secret realm here, which I obtained by chance thirty years ago. I was planning to find some friends to explore it soon."

"If Fellow Daoist Lu can form his core at the Xuan Yang Sword Sect, I will wait for you for a few years and go together. Perhaps we can even obtain a few ancient treasures."

Ye Lingxi said.

"It's rare that Fellow Daoist Ye thinks of me when something good happens, so I certainly can't let you down. Let's go, to the Xuan Yang Sword Sect to form our Core!"

As Lu Fan spoke, he released his Wind Feather Wings and flew towards the Wind Kingdom with Ye Lingxi.