Treasure Gathering Immortal Furnace

Lu Fan threw all the fragments of the Jade Spirit Armor into the alchemy furnace.

As for what he intended to do, it was naturally to use this Jade Spirit Armor and Jade Pendant to forge a supreme treasure.

It is a close-fitting armor made of twenty jade spirit armor pendants.

If anyone saw Lu Fan doing this, they'd probably be so angry they'd vomit blood on the spot...

After all, for ordinary Qi Refining cultivators or even Foundation Establishment cultivators, obtaining a Jade Spirit Armor for self-defense is already considered very good.

As for Lu Fan, he directly ordered twenty pieces of sewn-on close-fitting armor.

This means that Lu Fan can withstand twenty attacks from a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator!

With a flash of light, twenty pieces of jade spirit armor appeared neatly inside the alchemy furnace.

"It's done!" Lu Fan immediately smiled, then took out the Jade Spirit Armor and Jade Pendant and sewed them together simply with fine thread.

It turned into a small vest, which is quite luxurious.

Lu Fan then put it on close to his body, and it fit him quite well. After putting on the blue robe, nothing could be seen from the outside.

As long as Lu Fan infuses spiritual energy into the Jade Spirit Armor, it will automatically activate upon being attacked.

As long as he doesn't encounter a Golden Core cultivator, this treasure is enough for Lu Fan to ignore any threat.

Of course, this is far from enough.

Lu Fan fiddled with the storage bag again. With the one Wang Qingzhu gave him and the one he had used up before, there were still 230 spirit stones left.

These spirit stones are quite a fortune for a Qi Refining stage cultivator.

After all, even Zhou Shan, an inner disciple, only had twenty yuan in all his possessions.

"Then let's splurge a little and use all these spirit stones to buy some talismans. That should be enough for this demon-slaying event," Lu Fan said, putting away his storage bag before heading to the market.

...

Thanks to the token given to him by Wang Qingzhu, Lu Fan was able to leave the sect without any hindrance, without having to go through the trouble of accepting missions.

According to the map Lu Fan had seen before, there was a small market town hidden deep in the mountains, 300 miles away from the Dao Sect.

It was established by a family of cultivators who had a marriage alliance with the Academy of Arts and Sciences, giving them a powerful backing, which is why they opened more than one market town.

They belong to the category of merchants in the cultivation world.

These small markets generally only sell low-quality magical artifacts, pills, talismans, spiritual herbs, monster pelts, demon cores, and other items commonly used by cultivators.

However, you absolutely cannot buy high-quality pills like Foundation Establishment Pill or Golden Marrow Pill.

Because the way to obtain this kind of elixir has been developed over millions of years in the cultivation world, it has long been firmly monopolized by some major sects.

Even with the Sword Pavilion as its backer, small markets like this would never dare to sell privately.

Because if a faction can acquire a large number of Foundation Establishment Pills and Golden Marrow Pills, it is equivalent to obtaining a ticket to become a top-tier sect.

The four sects of the Great Yan Dynasty will not allow such a thing to happen.

Almost every Foundation Establishment Pill or Golden Marrow Pill produced is recorded, noting who received it and when it was consumed.

This is why Lu Fan endured twenty years of waiting for his opportunity.

Otherwise, with the capabilities of his alchemy furnace, he could easily replicate tens of thousands of spirit stones and buy a Foundation Establishment Pill.

Before long, Lu Fan arrived at the market town deep in the mountains, which from a distance appeared to be just a lush forest.

However, as long as a cultivator scans the area with their divine sense, they can see that it is disguised by an array.

One can easily enter simply by activating spiritual power.

After landing outside the market, Lu Fan raised his hand and mobilized his spiritual energy.

The seemingly normal forest suddenly opened up with a crack, and Lu Fan then stepped into it.

The interior at this moment is a long street with dozens of shops on both sides.

Many cultivators came and went, buying and selling, making it quite lively.

Lu Fan was too lazy to compare prices at different stores. He looked around and saw a luxuriously decorated talisman specialty store, so he stepped inside.

At this moment, three cultivators were already browsing in the shop, looking around as if they were hesitating about what to buy.

"Fellow Daoist, are you buying or selling?" A shopkeeper with a small mustache greeted Lu Fan with a smile as he approached.

"Do you have any good talismans that can increase speed?" Lu Fan asked.

"Yes, yes, we just received a batch of talismans, third-tier Moon Chasing Talismans. Please take a look." The shopkeeper took a talisman from the counter and handed it to Lu Fan.

Sensing the powerful spiritual energy fluctuations within the talisman, Lu Fan was immediately intrigued and asked, "How many spirit stones for one?"

"Fifty spirit stones per sheet," the shopkeeper said, holding up five fingers.

"So expensive?" Lu Fan was stunned.

"Fellow Daoist, this Moon Chasing Talisman was drawn using the blood of a fourth-tier Moon Chasing Wolf King. Once used, its speed will be comparable to that of a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator," the shopkeeper said.

This fourth-tier demonic beast is comparable to the late Foundation Establishment stage. If that's true, then it's definitely worth the price.

Moreover, drawing talismans consumes a lot of spiritual energy; often, a single demon beast can only produce half a cup of blood essence, making it extremely resource-intensive.

The so-called "Dan Xue" refers to the blood in the area that encapsulates the demon core, which is comparable to a cultivator's true essence.

Seeing that Lu Fan kept looking at the item but showed no intention of buying it, the shopkeeper said, "We also have something cheaper, a second-tier Swift Travel Talisman. Although it's a bit slower, it's cheaper, only twenty spirit stones each."

For Lu Fan, speed-traveling talismans below the third rank are of little use.

After all, if you encounter someone in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, you can fight even if you can't escape; the risk is only really high when you encounter someone in the late-Foundation Establishment stage.

Therefore, he could only buy third-tier Moon Chasing Talismans, but the price of fifty-one talismans was really painful for Lu Fan.

Because his alchemy furnace was nearing its end, and he needed to save it for replicating Foundation Establishment Pills, he couldn't replicate talismans.

So since we're going to buy it anyway, we might as well just use it.

"Shopkeeper, give me five Swiftness Talismans, ten Spirit Explosion Talismans, three Spirit Shield Talismans, and twenty Transmission Talismans."

Just as Lu Fan was still hesitating about whether to buy it, a sweet voice with a slightly extravagant air came from behind him.

Lu Fan turned his head and saw a girl of about thirteen or fourteen years old, with fair skin, willow-leaf eyebrows and almond eyes, and a slightly playful look, walking in energetically. Beside her was a young man in his early twenties. The two looked somewhat alike and seemed to be siblings.

"Little sister, don't be so loud. How can you buy things like that?" The young man hurriedly tugged at the girl's clothes in a low voice.

"Brother, what's wrong?" The young girl was clearly naive and didn't understand the principle of not flaunting wealth.

Sure enough, as soon as the little girl uttered her voice, several cultivators in the shop who were selecting talismans immediately turned to look, including Lu Fan.

"Oh, esteemed guests, please have a seat. I'll get it for you right away," the shopkeeper said, seeing that a large order had arrived. He didn't even bother with Lu Fan anymore and hurriedly helped the brother and sister choose talismans.

The young cultivator looked around warily, and when he met Lu Fan's gaze, he smiled and nodded. Lu Fan also nodded slightly in return.

At the same time, Lu Fan scanned the brother and sister with his divine sense. The young man was at the seventh level of Qi Refining, and the little girl was at the fourth level of Qi Refining. They were not wearing the clothing of any sect.

But to be able to buy talismans so lavishly, one must be a member of a cultivation family that has no shortage of spirit stones.