Treasure Gathering Immortal Furnace

As for why Lu Fan didn't hide Yan Ruyu's body in a storage bag, but instead had Chen Zhiqi transport the body out, it was because Lu Fan wanted the people of the Dao Sect to discover the body.

This way, the Daoist sect wouldn't have to continue a large-scale search of the mountains. Once they found their location, they would inevitably be interrogated, which would seriously affect their foundation building.

But just then, Lu Fan seemed to remember something and transmitted his voice, "Cut off her right arm. Don't waste it."

"This..." Chen Zhi Qiu was stunned for a moment, thinking he was hallucinating. Why would he want this female cultivator's arm?

Chen Zhiqi didn't ask any further questions. He raised his sword and brought Yan Ruyu's arm down, then put it into his storage bag.

Taking advantage of the night, Chen Zhiqi immediately left, using a teleportation talisman to fly dozens of kilometers through the forest before casually leaving it in the wilderness. He then returned without any mishaps.

At this moment, Lu Fan, who was in the cave, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Finally, all the current troubles have been cleared up. Now, I can focus on Foundation Establishment in peace," Lu Fan immediately took out a Foundation Establishment Pill and put it in his mouth.

Subsequently, the immense medicinal power of the Foundation Building Pill rapidly entered the meridians, cleansing the marrow and eliminating the accumulated impurities in the body little by little.

At this time, Lu Fan's full head of white hair was visibly sprouting strands of black hair.

The depleted true essence also slowly increased.

Their physical strength has also visibly increased.

His body, which had previously appeared weak and frail, gradually became stronger.

This is the effect of cleansing the tendons and marrow, and strengthening the body.

This process is undoubtedly slow, at least according to Lu Fan's estimate, taking at least three months.

Therefore, it is necessary to make long-term plans.

As for Bai Rou'er and the others, there's no need to worry. After all, they all have some Qi-stabilizing pills and Qi-expanding pills in their storage bags, and they're here with Lu Fan, cultivating in peace.

Just as Lu Fan was focused on his cultivation, the outside world was in an uproar over Yan Ruyu's corpse.

...

In a mountain hollow somewhere in the forest, the naked body of a woman was discovered by disciples searching the mountain.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Yan Ruyu, prompting the disciple who discovered the body to immediately report to Wang Qingzhu and Steward Ma.

When the two arrived, they were also taken aback by what they saw.

"Junior Sister Yan! What, what happened!" Steward Ma looked at Yan Ruyu's tragically dead body and was instantly filled with horror.

Wang Qingzhu looked at the corpse, her delicate brows furrowing slightly. She then went in to examine it and said, "Yan Ruyu's primordial yin has been stolen. It must have been the work of that evil cultivator from before."

"That damned evil cultivator! His methods are so vicious! My junior sister must have suffered unimaginable torment before she died. If Elder Wanyang finds out, he will be furious!" Deacon Ma was also terrified.

"Could it be that Lu Fan also..." Wang Qingzhu couldn't help but wonder if Lu Fan had also been poisoned.

After all, even Yan Ruyu didn't survive. If Lu Fan were to encounter a late-stage Foundation Establishment evil cultivator, he would surely die.

"Alas... it seems that Lu Shizhi has also met with misfortune," Steward Ma sighed.

Wang Qingzhu had already concluded that Lu Fan had been murdered, and for some reason, she felt a sense of sorrow.

After all, in her eyes, Lu Fan was someone who was physically disabled but not mentally challenged, and who, despite his humble origins, still fought against fate.

After enduring humiliation and hardship for decades, he finally reached the tenth level of Qi Refining. Even though the hope of Foundation Establishment was slim, his Dao heart remained steadfast.

It is truly heartbreaking that they perished here.

"Sigh," Wang Qingzhu sighed and shook her head helplessly.

"Senior sister, don't be sad. Once you embark on the path of immortality, life and death are determined by fate. There's nothing you can do about an unexpected fall," Deacon Ma comforted her.

Wang Qingzhu looked at the disciples around her and said, "Go and search for Lu Fan's body again. After all, he has been collecting the bodies of the deceased disciples in the Dao Sect for several years. We can't let him be left to rot in the wilderness and be eaten by wild dogs."

"yes!"

Afterwards, dozens of disciples flew away again. Although they did not stop searching as Lu Fan had expected, fortunately Wang Qingzhu and Steward Ma had already finished their work.

These Qi Refining stage disciples alone could not discover the cave, so it doesn't matter.

After Steward Ma collected Yan Ruyu's body, the two of them flew away on their swords towards the Dao Sect.

Unsurprisingly, upon learning of Yan Ruyu's death, not only Elder Wanyang, but also other elders and even the long-absent Supreme Elder of the Dao Sect were enraged.

However, it was merely a state of rage. After all, the evil cultivators of Tiandang Mountain had long since either fled or died, and with Yan Ruyu killed, finding Kurong's whereabouts would not be an easy task.

...

And just like that, three months passed in the blink of an eye.

The Dao Sect returned to its former tranquility, and Wang Qingzhu finally gathered all the materials for the Golden Marrow Pill during these three months, successfully finding an alchemist to refine one Golden Marrow Pill.

Once she got the pills, she went into her cave and devoted herself to cultivation, intending to break through to the Core Formation stage that had been agonizing for her for so many years.

at the same time.

Lu Fan, who was far away in the mountain cave, had already acquired the strength of the early stage of Foundation Establishment after three months of cleansing his marrow and tendons.

This also means that the second step has been successfully completed.

Moreover, only eight Foundation Establishment Pills were used.

This is actually quite terrifying, considering that a disciple usually has a chance of establishing a foundation with just one Foundation Establishment Pill, and with two or three, the chance of establishing a foundation is almost 90%.

Lu Fan, on the other hand, used up eight of them before reaching the second step.

The resources required for Foundation Establishment are indeed far greater than those required for ordinary cultivators.

"Next comes the final sprint. It seems that reaching Foundation Establishment within six months is just right!"

"I no longer need to look old and frail to become a Foundation Establishment cultivator."

Lu Fan breathed a sigh of relief.

As for the third step of soul condensation, it is not difficult, since Lu Fan had already taken the Soul Nourishing Pill.

This is very beneficial for the refinement of the soul.

And so, another month passed.

Lu Fan's soul condensation proceeded smoothly, encountering almost no obstacles, and he easily overcame them.

It was a few days after the fourth month.

Lu Fan had already taken three steps when he suddenly opened his eyes, which had been closed for four months.

In an instant, the surrounding spiritual energy began to gather and flow into the cave, pouring into Lu Fan's body like a waterfall pouring down from the sky.

The clusters of spiritual energy that were originally floating in his dantian began to separate at this moment.

It gradually transformed into five clusters of spiritual energy, and liquid spiritual energy began to develop within these clusters.

Moreover, the five clusters of spiritual energy represent Lu Fan's five mutated spiritual roots: wind, thunder, darkness, molten metal, and magnetism.

The wind attribute is transparent, crystal clear, and surrounded by cyclones.

Lightning is a pale gold color, resembling liquid gold, accompanied by flashes of electric arcs.

The dark attribute is black, exuding an eerie dark aura.

The molten attribute is dark red, like flowing lava.

Its magnetic properties are a blend of black and blue, radiating an extremely strong force of repulsion and attraction.

These five attributes exist in five different directions in the Qi Sea. Since Lu Fan is at the fortieth level of Qi Refining Foundation Establishment, his Qi Sea is more than dozens of times larger than that of an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator!