Treasure Gathering Immortal Furnace

The woman, feeling somewhat frightened by Lu Fan's intense gaze, lowered her head even further.

"You're just a lowly Foundation Establishment cultivator in the early stages, how could you possess a Golden Essence Pill? Who are you? Tell me the truth," Lu Fan asked, unsure if the other party was Luo Yan's successor.

Feeling the immense pressure from Lu Fan's divine sense, the woman instantly broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly bowed, saying, "This junior is Chen Yao'er, a cultivator from the Chen Family Fortress of the Great Yan Dynasty! I have here..."

Before Chen Yao'er could finish speaking, Lu Fan suddenly raised his hand, interrupting her, while staring at the beauty in front of him with a strange expression.

Chen Yao'er was also frightened by Lu Fan's direct gaze. Could it be that he had taken a fancy to her looks? After all, it would be easy for this Core Formation cultivator to win over a Foundation Establishment cultivator like her.

If they forcibly take her as a concubine, she will have no chance to resist!

Although she was terrified, Chen Yao'er didn't dare to make any move and just kept her head down.

Lu Fan was completely dumbfounded. He never expected that this stunning woman was actually Chen Yao'er from Chen Family Fortress. That clever and naive little girl?

At that time, Lu Fan formed a bond with Chen Family Fortress, and Chen Yao'er was only twelve or thirteen years old, at the fourth level of Qi Refining.

Unexpectedly, three or four decades passed in the blink of an eye, and the other party had fully grown up, becoming a stunningly beautiful woman whose looks were comparable to Bai Rou'er's.

"Senior...you..." Chen Yao'er wanted to ask why I was looking at her like that, but the words stuck in her throat and she swallowed them back down.

Lu Fan activated his divine sense and scanned the surroundings, but did not find Bai Rou'er and Chen Zhiqi who were traveling with him. Could it be that Chen Yao'er was alone?

But Lu Fan wasn't in a hurry to acknowledge the other party, since he didn't know what the situation was yet.

"If you have the Golden Essence Pill, then show it to me. If you do, you will be rewarded with spirit stones," Lu Fan said slowly, adopting the air of a profound senior.

"Senior, how can I carry such a pill with me? If you trust me, could we go to the inn across the street to talk?" Chen Yao'er said, mustering her courage.

Lu Fan also wanted to know what Chen Yao'er was really up to, so he said, "Alright, let's talk then."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yao'er was overjoyed, as it seemed there was hope! She quickly led the way to the inn and sat down in a private room by the window on the second floor.

As soon as she sat down, Chen Yao'er hurriedly picked up the teapot to pour water for Lu Fan. She didn't sit down either, but stood respectfully beside Lu Fan, showing great respect.

"Sit down," Lu Fan slowly raised his hand, and Chen Yao'er finally dared to sit down awkwardly. Then Lu Fan took a sip of tea and said, "Tell me, where is this Golden Essence Pill?"

When asked, Chen Yao'er suddenly stood up and knelt down: "Senior! The Golden Essence Pill is in my Chen Family Fortress, but my Chen Family Fortress has encountered some trouble. Could you please help me? I will definitely offer the Golden Essence Pill after it is done!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Fan was also taken aback. No wonder Chen Yao'er had come to Thousand Peaks City alone and dared to stop a Core Formation cultivator. It turned out that Chen Family Fortress had run into trouble.

"Get up first and explain yourself," Lu Fan said, raising his hand slightly. Chen Yao'er's body was then lifted up by a wisp of spiritual energy.

Chen Yao'er wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and then explained the situation in Chenjiabao.

Although it was said in a very simple way, Lu Fan knew about the situation in Chenjiabao after all, so he thought about what Chen Yao'er said carefully and understood the basic situation.

About a year ago, a Core Formation cultivator suddenly appeared out of nowhere and visited Chenjiabao. He called himself Zhenyu Sanren and acted extremely kindly. He even said that he had a relationship with the deceased elders of Chenjiabao.

Upon hearing this, the cultivators of Chenjiabao were overjoyed, all assuming that this Core Formation cultivator had some connection with Chen Xuanli in the past.

Therefore, they treated Zhenyu Sanren as an honored guest. After all, for a small cultivation family, having a Core Formation cultivator willing to serve as a guest elder was an extremely honorable thing.

Moreover, in order to win over this True Jade Hermit, Chen Family Fort selected several young and beautiful female cultivators from within the clan to serve him.

For the first six months, everything was peaceful, and Zhenyu Sanren did indeed contribute, helping Chenjiabao drive away several evil cultivators who came to cause trouble.

But gradually, things started to go wrong. The female cultivators who served them died mysteriously, clearly from being drained of their life essence.

However, Zhenyu Sanren refused to admit it and even demanded that Chenjiabao continue to select female cultivators for him. Forced by the other party's tyrannical power at the Core Formation stage, Chenjiabao had no choice but to comply.

However, once this precedent was set, things spiraled out of control, with a large number of female cultivators dying. Even Zhenyu Sanren set his sights on two Foundation Establishment female cultivators from Chenjiabao.

Of course, Chen Yao'er didn't say who it was; these were all things Lu Fan had come up with—it was either Chen Yao'er or Bai Rou'er.

After all, Chen Yao'er had already established her foundation, and he had given Bai Rou'er several Foundation Establishment Pills as an extra gift, so she must have successfully established her foundation as well.

Targeted by Zhenyu Sanren, Chen Zhiqi, in order to protect the two women, first sent some weak cultivators from the clan into a secret chamber with Bai Rou'er for refuge. This secret chamber was specially set up by a formation master at a considerable cost by Chen Xuanli to leave some life-saving measures for Chen Family Fortress. It has five layers of formations, which can withstand the attack of a Core Formation cultivator as long as there are enough spirit stones.

Then Chen Zhiqi let Chen Yao'er go to see if she could get outside help, while he himself led dozens of cultivators in a fierce battle with Zhenyu Sanren.

As expected, they were defeated, all the elites of the clan were killed in battle, and Chen Zhi Qiu himself was captured.

Zhenyu Sanren tortured Chen Zhiqi every few days, all so that Bai Rou'er and Chen Yao'er would surrender.

This is the crisis that Chenjiabao has recently encountered.

Seeing Lu Fan's solemn expression, Chen Yao'er knelt down again, wiping away her tears, and said, "Senior! Please, help me! If you're willing to help, the Golden Essence Pill is yours, and even... even this junior can serve you, Senior!"

Chen Yao'er was truly at her wit's end. Her clansmen were waiting for her to rescue them, but she didn't know any powerful figures. She could only travel to Thousand Peaks City to see if she could encounter a kind-hearted Core Formation cultivator who could help her.

"How long have you been in Thousand Peaks City?" Lu Fan didn't answer directly, but asked instead.

"I've been here for a month now, and I've met a few senior Core Formation cultivators during that time, but they all refused when they heard that it was to deal with other Core Formation cultivators," Chen Yao'er said, her eyes reddening.

"Is that True Jade Hermit in the early or late stages of Core Formation?" Lu Fan asked.

Lu Fan still harbored some old feelings for Chen Family Fortress, especially the scene of Chen Xuanli's unwavering suicide to fulfill his wishes, which was still vivid in his mind.

Now that Chenjiabao has suffered another calamity, it is difficult for Lu Fan to stand idly by.