Treasure Gathering Immortal Furnace

The reason why the Daoist sect has this rule is that only those who reach the sixth level of Qi Refining can learn magic, have offensive and defensive means, have a high survival rate, and can accept missions outside the sect.

Li Niu is only at the fifth level of Qi Refining, and has no means of fighting enemies. If he encounters danger, he will have almost no chance of survival.

"It's my fault that Junior Brother Li was harmed," Lu Fan said, bowing his head, filled with guilt.

"Forget it, he insisted on leaving, and now that he's dead, it's no one else's fault but his own. Go bury him, and I'll find another disciple to take over the task of collecting his body," Deacon Ma said, raising his hand.

"Yes," Lu Fan said, without mentioning the reason for Li Niu's death.

After all, no one else can help him with this kind of thing, especially since Zhou Shan is an inner disciple.

After taking Li Niu's body away, Lu Fan found a scenic spot and buried it.

Standing before the grave, Lu Fan lit three incense sticks before turning to leave.

Li Niu's death made Lu Fan truly realize how insignificant one is without strength.

In a way, Li Niu was taking the blow for him.

Over the years, every time he came out of seclusion, he spent time with Li Niu.

In this dull thatched hut outside the gate, only the two of them could chat happily without any scheming or intrigue.

But now that Li Niu is dead, he's all alone again.

After burying Li Niu, Lu Fan did not go into seclusion, but instead went to the inner sect.

Why go to the inner sect? Naturally, it's to chop off Zhou Shan's head.

Since Zhou Shan chose to ambush and kill Li Niu when he was out, couldn't I do the same?

So Lu Fan came up with the idea of ​​ambushing people.

For the next ten days or so, Lu Fan spent most of his time squatting in some corner of the inner sect, except for occasionally returning to his thatched hut to cultivate for a while.

However, after more than ten days, apart from seeing Zhou Shan pass by, he did not accept any missions. But Lu Fan didn't care. Unless Zhou Shan went into seclusion, he would continue to wait.

However, Zhou Shan was already at the eleventh level of Qi Refining at this time, but since he had to queue up to receive the Foundation Establishment Pill, he would not go into seclusion.

And so, Lu Fan continued to squat for another month.

at last.

One sunny morning, Zhou Shan appeared, walked to the mission wall, and prepared to accept a mission, but he was not alone.

Instead, they traveled together, including a female cultivator, who was the same female cultivator Lu Fan had seen in the Scripture Pavilion.

"Senior brother, there's a quest to kill a first-tier demonic beast. Why don't you take this one?" the female cultivator said, pointing to the quest wall.

"I think if we join forces, it won't be difficult to take on a mission to kill a second-tier monster. Why don't we give it a try?" Zhou Shan said.

"The second-tier cultivators are comparable to the early Foundation Establishment stage. We are only at the eleventh level of Qi Refining, so we can't beat them," the female cultivator shook her head.

"It's alright. I've learned a set of formations and bought the formation flags. As long as we trap the second-tier demon beast, we can slowly grind it down. After all, completing the mission will earn us a thousand contribution points."

Even if we can't kill him, we can still escape.

Zhou Shan said confidently.

"Alright then, we'll do as you say, Senior Brother," the female cultivator nodded.

Zhou Shan tore off the task sheet and walked towards the inner sect's deacon hall.

Lu Fan smiled slightly, finally managing to squat down.

Just to be on the safe side, after Zhou Shan left the Inner Sect's Hall of Affairs, Lu Fan casually accepted a mission to kill a first-tier demonic beast and followed him.

After leaving the sect, Zhou Shan and the female cultivator flew on their swords towards the distant mountains, while Lu Fan naturally flew at low altitude, following closely behind.

Because Zhou Shan and the female cultivator's spiritual senses were not as strong as Lu Fan's, they were completely unaware that they were being followed.

And so, Zhou Shan and his companion flew onward, with Lu Fan following behind.

After flying for nearly three hours, Zhou Shan and the female cultivator finally landed in the mountains.

"This should be where the Earthfire Bulls roam. I'll set up the grand formation first, and then use bait to lure them in."

"As long as the Earthfire Bull appears, we can attack it together and succeed."

Zhou Shan spoke slowly.

"Okay, you do it," the female cultivator said, then leaned against a tree to cool off.

Zhou Shan patted the storage bag, and six small apricot-yellow flags appeared, which were then inserted around the bag.

As Zhou Shan made a hand seal, the great formation quickly rose up, forming a hexagonal array. Then he took out a handful of low-grade spiritual herbs from his storage bag and casually tossed them into the array.

"All set, now we just wait for the prey to take the bait," Zhou Shan said, leaping onto a treetop and waiting quietly.

Lu Fan did not make a move at this moment, but waited. Although he had already reached the 30th level of Qi Refining, he was just being cautious.

We should wait until Zhou Shan and Di Huo Niu fight each other to the death before we start harvesting the vegetables.

So Lu Fan found a secluded spot under a big tree and squatted on a branch to wait.

This wait lasted from day to night.

moo~

Just then, a deep bull's bellow suddenly came from the distant jungle, and a giant bull with flames all over its body walked in with heavy steps.

It seemed to have caught a whiff of the fragrance of the medicinal herb and come searching for it.

"Here it comes!" Zhou Shan immediately opened his eyes and quickly got into the zone.

The female cultivator under the tree summoned a green flying knife magic weapon and watched the distance warily.

Clang, clang, clang.

Upon smelling the spiritual herbs, the Earthfire Ox immediately charged forward. This second-tier demon beast, with its low intelligence, naturally wouldn't be as wary as a cultivator.

He casually plunged into the formation, while Zhou Shan seized the opportunity and immediately formed a hand seal.

hum!

The next moment, six apricot-yellow flags quickly emitted light, and a hexagonal array rose up.

"Six Jia Thunder Formation, activate!" Zhou Shan quickly changed his hand seals.

sizzle.

In an instant, lightning surged within the formation, all striking the Earth Fire Bull.

Moo!

The Earth Fire Ox was struck by lightning and immediately flew into a rage, spewing fire from its nostrils and charging toward Zhou Shan.

"You beast, you're asking for death!" Zhou Shan changed his hand seals again.

Before the charging earth fire bull could even get close to the edge of the great formation, it was entangled by the lightning whips shot out from the six apricot-yellow flags, preventing it from taking another step closer.

However, the Earth Fire Bull is thick-skinned and has a fire attribute, so the lightning released by the formation could not seriously injure it.

"What are you all standing there for? Let's make a move!" Zhou Shan shouted at the female cultivator beside him.

The female cultivator was clearly a beat slower, but she still summoned her flying knife magic weapon and used her sword control technique to attack the Earth Fire Bull.

Ding ding ding.

The throwing knife magic weapon struck the skin of the Earthfire Bull, sparks flying everywhere.

The main defense of this earth fire ox is its fire ox hide, which is as hard as refined iron.

"Senior brother, this beast's defense is too high, we can't break through it," the female cultivator said after several unsuccessful attacks.

"I'll give it a try!" Zhou Shan patted his storage bag and summoned a magical longsword.

Lu Fan, watching from the treetops in the distance, naturally recognized the magical longsword as his own at a glance.

As Zhou Shan unleashed his magical longsword, he immediately leaped into the air, plunging deep into the great formation. His cultivation at the eleventh level of Qi Refining erupted, and he cleaved the Earth Fire Bull's head with a single sword strike.

Boom!

The longsword struck the Fire Bull's head and was immediately deflected, but fortunately, half of its horn was cut off. Zhou Shan also quickly retreated from the formation.

"So hard!" Zhou Shan's face turned ashen.

At this moment, the Earth Fire Ox's eyes were clearly bulging, and its hooves were kicking and thrashing wildly. Finally, it broke free from the control of the apricot-yellow flag with a sudden burst of strength and headed straight for Zhou Shan!