Treasure Gathering Immortal Furnace

The fact that Lu Fan obtained the Five Extremes Yuan Hunting Sword Formation shows that his own fortune is so profound that it surpasses that of ordinary cultivators.

If the Xuan Yang Ancestor hadn't been ambushed back then, he wouldn't have been so disheartened as to leave behind this sword formation and the method for crafting his natal magic weapon.

Or perhaps if the Xuan Yang Sword Sect hadn't met with an accident and had remained at its peak, Lu Fan wouldn't have joined so easily, nor would he have found this jade box in the Scripture Pavilion.

This series of coincidences and a stroke of luck led Lu Fan to obtain this priceless treasure.

"It seems that as long as I can find five suitable methods for refining mutated natal magic weapons, I can start preparing once I reach the Core Formation stage," Lu Fan then began to carefully select them.

Before long, he had selected five magical treasures with mutated attributes.

They are:

Wind attribute: "Wind-Splitting Sky-Cleaving Sword".

Lightning attribute: 'Phantom Sound Thunder Sun Sword'.

Dark attribute "Azure Devouring Light Sword".

The molten attribute sword is called "Magic Flame Molten Sword".

Magnetic attribute 'Mysterious Heavenly Magnetic Sword'.

The list also includes a complete record of the materials required for crafting these five natal magic treasures.

After selecting a suitable method for crafting his natal magic weapon with mutated attributes, Lu Fan put the manual into his storage bag.

Having arrived at the Xuan Yang Sword Sect, before even beginning the process of forming his core, he found such a priceless treasure.

He was originally worried about what kind of natal magic weapon he would refine after forming his core, but now he doesn't have to worry about that anymore.

"Junior Brother Li, Junior Brother Li?"

Just as Lu Fan finished putting away the manual, Zhang Shouye's voice came from the doorway. Lu Fan hurriedly went out and bowed, saying, "Senior Brother Zhang."

"Junior Brother Li, what brings you here? No one has entered this library for hundreds of years, and the books inside are no longer readable," Zhang Shouye said slowly.

"Just browsing around since I have nothing else to do," Lu Fan replied.

Zhang Shouye was not displeased at all because Lu Fan casually broke into the Scripture Pavilion. After all, the entire Xuan Yang Sword Sect, including the Scripture Pavilion, the Pill Refining Room, and the Herb Garden, was in a state of disrepair, and it would not be an exaggeration to call it a junkyard.

"I happen to have some free time right now, so I'll show you around the Xuan Yang Sword Sect," Zhang Shouye said, then asked, "Senior brother, if I may ask, how much lifespan does Junior Brother Li have left?"

Lu Fan was taken aback when asked this question. This Xuan Yang Sword Sect was really strange. They didn't ask about strength or spiritual roots, but instead asked about lifespan first.

Lu Fan didn't hide anything and said truthfully, "There are probably about seventy years left."

"Oh, more than seventy years, that's not far from my lifespan. If measured by mortal standards, more than seventy years is not short," Zhang Shouye nodded, and then said, "We disciples of the Xuan Yang Sword Sect have no hope of breaking through, so we don't usually go into seclusion. But if we were to endure seventy years of hardship at this mountain gate, it would be too boring."

"What do you mean by that, Senior Brother Zhang?" Lu Fan asked, puzzled as to why Zhang Shouye would say such things.

"Hehe, what I mean is, if you want to live out the rest of your life happily, you should learn to cultivate some hobbies."

"For example, you could have cricket fighting, or grow a vegetable garden and enjoy a pastoral life. If Junior Brother Li doesn't like these things, he could also go to a mortal city three hundred miles away, marry a few beautiful wives, and bring them back to the sect to experience the joys of life. That's not impossible," Zhang Shouye said with a smile.

Lu Fan was stunned. The Xuan Yang Sword Sect was truly unique. When other sects invited disciples to join, even if they knew you couldn't break through, they would ask what you could do, such as alchemy, weapon crafting, talisman making, or array research.

This "keeping one's livelihood" is good; it's all about farming and getting married.

It seems that once these four Supreme Elders pass away, the Xuan Yang Sword Sect will likely come to an end.

Perhaps the four Supreme Elders also tried to change the situation, but without resolving the issue of sudden death during the Core Formation stage, everything they did was in vain.

"Let's forget about these things. Although I can't break through, I still want to spend the rest of my life studying the Dao of Formations, so that I can finish what I started," Lu Fan said slowly.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shouye was taken aback for a moment, then laughed and said, "Hehe, even knowing that you have no chance of forming your core, Junior Brother is still thinking of finding another way to study formations."

"This shows that your Daoist heart has not been extinguished. But it's alright. Perhaps you'll understand after staying here for a few years."

"Come with me to the back mountain. We have a senior brother named Chen who, like you, is unable to break through, but is devoted to studying alchemy. I wonder how he is doing now. You two could be neighbors."

Zhang Shouye had originally planned to take Lu Fan out for some fun, but now he completely gave up on that idea.

Furthermore, Lu Fan originally came to form his core, and after achieving it, he left without any intention of getting too involved with the disciples of the Xuan Yang Sword Sect.

"Thank you," Lu Fan said, bowing slightly.

Led by Zhang Shouye, Lu Fan then headed to the back mountain of the Xuan Yang Sword Sect.

Along the way, Zhang Shouye also talked to Lu Fan about the Xuan Yang Sword Sect in fits and starts.

Hundreds of years ago, the Xuan Yang Sword Sect was incredibly glorious, boasting four Supreme Elders and 23,000 disciples, dominating the Feng Kingdom.

However, after the Core Formation incident, all the elite disciples were in danger. Over the past few hundred years, 23,000 disciples have either left or died.

Now, the entire sword sect has only a few thousand disciples left.

Moreover, these more than a thousand disciples are passing away one after another.

What Lu Fan saw and heard along the way made him feel very uncomfortable.

It's as if the Xuan Yang Sword Sect is a ferocious beast that has lost its ability to produce blood, lying here barely clinging to life, roaring every now and then to vent its remaining power.

The entire sect, like the afterglow of the setting sun in the distance, was bathed in a somber twilight.

"Alright, this is the back mountain. It's usually deserted, and only Senior Brother Chen is here. I'll take you to visit him and get familiar with the place," Zhang Shouye said.

"Yes," Lu Fan nodded slightly.

Zhang Shouye walked to a cliffside cave and called out, "Senior Brother Chen, I've brought a new disciple from our Xuan Yang Sword Sect to visit you. He'll be opening a cave next to yours from now on, so you can keep each other company."

As Zhang Shouye shouted, the cave remained silent.

"Huh? Could it be that Senior Brother Chen isn't in his cave?" Zhang Shouye paused for a moment, then continued calling out, "Senior Brother Chen? Chen..."

Before Zhang Shouye could shout any further, Lu Fan's divine sense swept across the cave and immediately knew the situation inside. He said, "Senior Brother Zhang, there's no need to shout anymore. The Senior Brother Chen you mentioned has passed away."

"What!" Zhang Shouye was startled and quickly walked into the cave.

In the center of the cave was a huge alchemy furnace, and Senior Brother Chen sat beside it with his head down, his body already dried up.

Lu Fan walked over to the corpse and examined it for a moment, then said, "It looks like he has been dead for five years."

Having collected corpses for over a decade at the Dao Sect, Lu Fan naturally had a thorough understanding of the changes in corpses.

"Sigh..." Zhang Shouye sighed deeply when he saw the corpse.