Treasure Gathering Immortal Furnace

"You're all useless! I valued you so much, but you're all worthless," Blood Longevity Old Monster said with a look of disappointment.

"Master, it is because your disciple is not strong enough that you are willing to accept the punishment," the cultivator surnamed Wang hurriedly bowed.

"Forget it, we can make up for it elsewhere even if we don't get the treasure," said the Blood Longevity Old Monster, his eyes turning cold as he looked towards the distant Heavenly Gate Pass, seemingly plotting something.

Meanwhile, the sounds of battle still echoed within Tianmen Pass. The battle between Nascent Soul cultivators was so intense that it would be difficult to determine a winner quickly unless they were truly fighting to the death.

Although Gu Xin and Xiao Jin appeared imposing and seemed determined to fight Tianhuo Ancestor to the death, they actually didn't dare to actually engage in a life-or-death battle.

After all, they were trapped inside Tianmen Pass. If they got really angry, Tianhuo Ancestor would use his move of "Heaven and Earth Living Together," and the two of them would definitely not come out on top.

...

at the same time.

After leaving the vicinity of the Fire Cave, Lu Fan pushed his speed to the limit, and after half a day, he was already close to the Xuan Yang Sword Sect.

"puff..."

But at that moment, Lu Fan couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

From the moment he started fighting Gu Shuo and Gu Chen at the Fire Cave, to the subsequent pursuit, he expended a great deal of spiritual energy along the way, and the pills he took were simply not enough to replenish it.

After emerging, he was severely shaken by the spiritual pressure of Ancestor Gu Xin, causing his internal injuries to erupt. He used up all his remaining spiritual energy to escape, and he was unable to suppress his injuries at all.

"Damn you, Gu Xin! I'll tear you to pieces sooner or later!" Lu Fan gritted his teeth. This was the second time he had suffered such a humiliating disgrace!

If it weren't for the Heavenly Fire Ancestor blocking the two Nascent Soul cultivators for him, he would probably have been annihilated by now.

"No! I can't hold out until the Xuan Yang Sword Sect!" Lu Fan could clearly feel his injuries getting worse, and the Heavenly Demon Wings had already drained all his spiritual power.

Before Lu Fan could take out spirit stones to replenish his spiritual power, the speed of the Heavenly Demon Wings suddenly dropped, and its body staggered as it plummeted down the mountain below.

bang bang bang...

It crashed into and broke more than a dozen large trees before finally stopping.

"cough!"

Another mouthful of blood spurted out. Lu Fan hurriedly took out a few healing pills and stuffed them into his mouth, and then took out a few spirit stones, which barely stabilized his injuries.

This scene was eerily familiar. Back then, when he was suppressed by the Ancient Heart Ancestor with his divine sense and left the Dao Sect, he was in a similar sorry state.

History is now repeating itself in this humiliating way.

This undoubtedly fueled his anger towards Ancestor Gu Xin even further...

After setting up an isolation array on the spot, Lu Fan took out the Heaven-Mending Furnace. Since the energy inside the furnace had been exhausted, he could only take out Gu Chen's golden core.

The situation was urgent, and Lu Fan didn't have time to erase Gu Chen's remnant soul from the Golden Core. As soon as he took out the Golden Core, Gu Chen instantly transformed into a golden light and tried to fly away.

Boom!

In an instant, the Golden Core cultivator crashed into the isolation array.

Seeing that he couldn't escape, Gu Chen's remnant soul appeared, and he was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt in the void, kowtowing repeatedly: "Fellow Daoist Lu! Spare my life! I promise I will never be your enemy again!"

Lu Fan was fine when he couldn't see Gu Chen, but the moment he did, his anger surged. If he couldn't kill Ancestor Gu Xin, surely he could kill Gu Chen!

Thinking this, Lu Fan flicked his hand and released two three-eyed crows, which flew directly towards Gu Chen's remnant soul.

"Ah! No, no! Fellow Daoist Lu!" Gu Chen screamed in agony as he was torn apart by the two three-eyed crows.

But a moment later, it vanished into thin air, completely disappearing into the world.

After killing Gu Chen's remnant soul, Lu Fan felt slightly relieved. He then tossed the Golden Core into the Heaven-Mending Furnace. With the nourishment of the Golden Core, the Heaven-Mending Furnace recovered 20% of its energy.

Lu Fan then sat cross-legged inside the Heaven-Mending Furnace, and his injuries and spiritual energy visibly recovered rapidly.

It is not hard to see from this that if the Heaven-Mending Furnace had no energy, it would take at least ten days, or even longer, to recover from injuries and spiritual energy using ordinary methods.

After being fully revived, Lu Fan put away the Heaven-Mending Furnace, took a deep breath, and immediately transformed into a long rainbow, heading straight for the Xuan Yang Sword Sect.

Meanwhile, in the back mountain dojo of the Xuan Yang Sword Sect, Ancestor Jing sat beside a pill furnace, with some materials for refining Golden Essence Pills placed beside him.

Since Lu Fan failed to obtain the Golden Essence Pill from the two ancestors last time, Ancestor Jing specially searched for some materials, intending to refine a batch himself.

Just then, Lu Fan's figure flashed over.

"Oh, you're back so quickly. How was your trip, Master Lu?" Old Ancestor Jing asked upon seeing Lu Fan return.

"Ancestor! Ancestor Tianhuo is surrounded by two Nascent Soul cultivators from the Sword Pavilion! It's extremely urgent!" Lu Fan hurriedly said.

"What!" Elder Jing was immediately startled and quickly got up. He then said, "Keep an eye on the alchemy furnace and don't go out."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ancestor Jing transformed into a streak of light and sped away from the cave.

Watching Elder Jing leave, Lu Fan also had a bitter expression on his face, wondering if he had just tricked the two Supreme Elders.

The Heavenly Fire Ancestor's lifespan was already limited, and this time, fighting against the two Nascent Soul cultivators from the Sword Pavilion, it will likely be further reduced.

As for Elder Jing rushing to provide support, it remains to be seen whether this will attract the attention of that mid-Nascent Soul Elder from the Sword Pavilion.

If that's the case, then the risk is huge.

But there was nothing he could do about it, since with his early-stage Core Formation cultivation, he couldn't offer any help whatsoever.

At this moment, Lu Fan noticed that there was a pile of spiritual herbs and three jade bottles next to the alchemy furnace, containing several Golden Essence Pills.

It's no surprise that it was made for him by Ancestor Jing.

This moved Lu Fan deeply, and he felt even more guilty. If he had been stronger, he would never have let Gu Shuo escape, and the trouble that followed would not have happened.

Just as Lu Fan was sitting somewhat absentmindedly by the alchemy furnace waiting.

About three hours later, two streaks of light flashed one after the other and landed instantly at the entrance of the cave.

It was Tianhuo, who had returned from Lihuo Cave, and Old Ancestor Jing, who met them halfway.

"Ancestor, are you alright?" Lu Fan hurriedly got up, afraid that the Heavenly Fire Ancestor had suffered some serious injury while saving him.

"Master Lu, there's no need to worry. Those two guys can't hurt me," the Heavenly Fire Ancestor slowly raised his hand, still looking majestic.

Lu Fan was also quite shocked. It seemed that the Heavenly Fire Ancestor was quite powerful, able to fight two Nascent Soul cultivators and escape unscathed!

"Senior brother, don't force yourself. If I hadn't arrived in time, you would have been in grave danger," Elder Jing shook his head helplessly.

"Hmph! I'm not afraid of Gu Xin and Xiao Jin at all. If it weren't for that scoundrel Xue Shou ambushing me on my way back to the Xuan Yang Sword Sect from Tianmen Pass, I wouldn't have been injured!"

"I will settle this score with the Xuanming Sect sooner or later!"

At this point, the Heavenly Fire Ancestor's face flushed red, but he quickly suppressed it, clearly indicating that he had suffered a serious internal injury.

Lu Fan could also glean from the few words of the Heavenly Fire Ancestor that the Heavenly Fire Ancestor believed he had escaped danger and did not intend to get entangled with Gu Xin and Xiao Jin, so he prepared to return to the Xuan Yang Sword Sect, but was ambushed by the Blood Longevity Old Monster.

He was seriously injured without realizing it, and was later rescued by Ancestor Jing while fleeing. Only then did Blood Longevity Monster dare not continue to pursue him.