Treasure Gathering Immortal Furnace

A few days later...

Xuan Yang Sword Sect.

After several days of long-distance flight, Lu Fan returned to the Xuan Yang Sword Sect from the Great Yan Kingdom.

After flying over the Xuan Yang Sword Sect, Lu Fan sensed the presence of Chen Zhi Qiu and Bai Rou Er.

At this moment, in the inner square of the Xuan Yang Sword Sect, Bai Rou'er, Chen Yao'er, and other Chen family disciples were practicing swordsmanship.

As soon as everyone looked up, they saw a streak of light rushing towards them from afar.

"It's Senior Lu!" Chen Yao'er immediately stopped what she was doing and pointed into the distance.

Bai Rou'er also hurriedly turned her head to look, and a hint of joy immediately appeared in her eyes. It seemed that just seeing Lu Fan made her feel much more at ease.

Lu Fan hovered in mid-air, looking down at the crowd, and asked, "Miss Bai, how are you all doing? Are you getting used to being at the Xuan Yang Sword Sect?"

"Thank you for your care, Senior Lu. The fellow disciples here have been very kind to us!" Bai Rou'er was clearly in better spirits than she had been seven months ago, and she bowed respectfully to Lu Fan.

"Where is Chen Zhiqi?" Lu Fan asked.

"Senior Brother Chen has been in seclusion for many days. Should I go and call him out?" Bai Rou'er asked.

"No need," Lu Fan said, taking out several bottles of pills. "These are some Body Tempering Pills and Spirit Tempering Pills, which are very helpful for Foundation Establishment cultivators. You should cultivate diligently and form your core as soon as possible."

After speaking, Lu Fan handed over the pills, and Bai Rou'er hurriedly reached out to take them, her pretty face flushed. She bowed respectfully and thanked him, saying, "Thank you, Senior Lu!"

"Okay, you guys continue," Lu Fan said, then headed straight for the back mountain training ground without lingering.

Chen Yao'er looked at the pills in Bai Rou'er's hand and immediately became excited: "Sister Bai, Senior Lu is so good to you!"

"Don't talk nonsense. It's not just for me. Everyone gets a share," Bai Rou'er said softly, but her joy was hard to hide.

...

The back mountain, the Taoist temple.

Upon arriving at the back mountain training ground, Lu Fan headed straight for Elder Jing's cave.

Upon entering the cave, they saw Ancestor Jing and Ancestor Tianhuo studying a list.

"Disciple Lu Fan greets the two venerable ancestors," Lu Fan said as he approached, slowly cupping his hands in greeting.

"Master Lu, you've come back just in time, come in quickly," Old Ancestor Jing hurriedly waved his hand.

As Lu Fan approached, he also saw the list in Ancestor Jing's hand and asked, "Ancestor, what is this?"

"This is a list of sect members selected to enter the Li Huo Cave, jointly drafted by the six major sects of our Feng Kingdom and the Great Yan Kingdom."

"Didn't you offend a sect in the Great Yan before? This list just happened to come out, so take a look and see how many people you offended. Circle their names."

"If it's not some deep-seated grudge, then let your Uncle Tianhuo step in and see if he can mediate."

Ancestor Jing handed the list to Lu Fan and said slowly.

Looking at the list in his hand, Lu Fan only glanced at it briefly before his face darkened: "Ancestor... are you sure you want me to circle these?"

"Circle him," Ancestor Jing raised his hand slightly. Ancestor Jing and Ancestor Tianhuo had both heard of Lu Fan's "great achievements" in his early years, so they were well prepared.

Lu Fan looked at the list in his hand, raised his hand and took out a brush, and said, "Gu Chen of Sword Pavilion, I took his sect's inheritance twice and injured him twice. Moreover, Gu Shuo also participated in the pursuit of me. I don't think he's so easy to mediate."

Upon hearing this, the Heavenly Fire Ancestor stroked his chin and said, "Our Xuan Yang Sword Sect doesn't have a very good relationship with the Sword Pavilion. Last time, Junior Brother Jing and Madam Luan went to the Great Yan to seek the Longevity Fruit from the Sword Pavilion. Not only did they fail to obtain the fruit, but they were also humiliated by that old scoundrel Gu Xin. There's no need for mediation!"

"Sigh... Gu Chen is alright, he only formed his Golden Core in recent years. The main problem is Gu Shuo, he is a well-known sword cultivator in the mid-stage of the Golden Core stage, he is not easy to deal with," Ancestor Jing also sighed.

"It's alright, at worst I'll give Junior Nephew Lu some life-saving trump cards later," Ancestor Tianhuo slowly raised his hand.

Lu Fan then looked at the Qi Sect and said, "Song Zhiyuan of the Qi Sect probably has an even deeper grudge against me. I killed Yu He, the newly promoted Core Formation Elder of the Qi Sect, and another Foundation Establishment Deacon. Once we meet, it will probably be a fight to the death."

"And this Song Zhiming should be Song Zhiyuan's brother. The two of them will most likely join forces against me."

Upon hearing this, Elder Jing's eyes widened immediately, and he said, "So, you've offended four Core Formation cultivators!"

"Four Core Formation cultivators... Gu Shuo is in the mid-stage of Core Formation, and Song Zhiyuan is in the late-stage. Just the two of them are not easy to deal with!" Ancestor Tianhuo also felt a headache coming on.

Lu Fan looked down the list again and suddenly realized that the Xuanming Sect of the Feng Kingdom had actually sent three Core Formation cultivators...

Two of them were actually the Ghostly Old Ghost and Su Meier!

This Xuanming Sect is the sect of the old monster Xue Shou, who came to cause trouble after the Xuan Yang Sword Sect's patriarch passed away.

The Xuanming Sect used to be considered a righteous sect, but in the last few hundred years it has absorbed many evil cultivators and has degenerated into a demonic sect.

"When did this ghostly old man and Su Meier join the Xuanming Sect?" Lu Fan was shocked.

"This old ghost is originally from the Xuanming Sect. The reason he established the Blood Spirit Sect in the Great Yan was because he was following the orders of the old thief Xue Shou," Ancestor Jing said slowly.

Lu Fan was also shocked. No wonder this old ghost was so arrogant back then, both in getting rogue cultivators to occupy spiritual veins and in establishing the Blood Spirit Sect.

So it turns out they're from the Xuanming Sect!

"Including these three from the Xuanming Sect, that makes seven..." Lu Fan looked utterly dejected.

This isn't some kind of list of sect candidates! This is clearly a list of Lu Fan's enemies!

He offended everyone except the Dao Sect and the Wangyue Sect!

Lu Fan couldn't even imagine the scene of being brutally beaten by seven Core Formation cultivators if he went to the Blazing Fire Cave...

"Lu Shizhi! Your ability to cause trouble is more terrifying than your cultivation opportunities," said Ancestor Jing, shaking his head as he looked at the list of mortal enemies.

"Ancestor, I think... we shouldn't go. This disciple isn't confident in dealing with seven Core Formation cultivators," Lu Fan said, looking embarrassed.

Although he has never been defeated since he formed his core, killing Wu Sheng and destroying Zhen Yu were a piece of cake for him.

But when it really came down to being ganged up on, Lu Fan was still terrified. After all, two fists can't fight four hands, and this wasn't just four hands, but fourteen!

"How can we not go! The list has already been drawn up. All the sects in the Great Yan and Feng Kingdoms are watching my Xuan Yang Sword Sect. If we don't go, wouldn't we become a laughing stock?" Ancestor Tian Huo immediately rejected Lu Fan's suggestion.

At this moment, Lu Fan was inwardly groaning. If he had thought that he could rely on the pressure of the Heavenly Fire Ancestor's Nascent Soul to make Song Zhiyuan and the Ghostly Ghost back down and not dare to attack him, he would have been in a much worse situation.

In this way, he only needs to focus on dealing with the Core Formation cultivators of the Sword Pavilion.

But now, with the Ghostly Old Ghost and Su Meier backed by the Xuanming Sect and the Blood Longevity Old Monster, how can we calculate that? He'll have to deal with no fewer than five Core Formation cultivators...

This is practically suicide!