Treasure Gathering Immortal Furnace

Because Lu Fan has a mutated mixed spiritual root, his cultivation speed is inherently slow, and the Foundation Establishment stage is not like the Qi Refining stage where one can simply devour pills.

During the Foundation Establishment stage, one should focus on cultivation techniques and supplement with elixirs. Moreover, the elixirs consumed should not be too singular and need to be properly combined.

As for the Nine Spirits Technique, it doesn't have any special enhancements, and even if you take pills, the effects are not significant, since it's just an ordinary cultivation method.

It wasn't a problem during the Qi Refining stage, but it's just too ordinary after the Foundation Establishment stage.

If one were to cultivate the Nine Spirits Technique, it would be extremely difficult to form a core within a hundred years without the blessing of exceptional circumstances.

He might get stuck at the point of nearing the end of his lifespan when he tries to break through, and if he fails to break through, he will surely die peacefully.

It's easy to imagine that even with the help of the miraculous alchemy furnace, Lu Fan still found it so difficult to break through; for ordinary cultivators, reaching a higher level would be as difficult as ascending to heaven.

All cultivators who have reached the Core Formation stage or above have great opportunities or are blessed by a Heavenly Spiritual Root.

Therefore, Lu Fan still needs to translate the cultivation method left behind by that deceased senior.

But not now. I must go into seclusion for a year to solidify my Foundation Establishment cultivation and, at the same time, thoroughly refine the magical alchemy furnace to see what kind of treasure it really is.

After making his plans, Lu Fan greeted Steward Ma and hurriedly headed to his cave.

Because of his promotion to steward, Lu Fan's status rose accordingly, and even when he went into seclusion, he chose the third-level cave dwelling.

The spiritual energy here is more abundant, and it's also quieter.

After entering the cave, Lu Fan closed the stone door, sat cross-legged, and began to consolidate his cultivation.

A year passed quickly while I was sitting there.

Lu Fan sat cross-legged inside the cave. If it weren't for his rosy complexion and steady breathing, one might have mistaken him for someone who had passed away peacefully.

After a year of consolidation, Lu Fan's early Foundation Establishment cultivation was now completely stable.

Moreover, both his foundation and the strength of his spiritual sense far surpass those of ordinary early Foundation Establishment cultivators.

This is where the benefits of Lu Fan's forty-level Qi Refining Foundation Establishment really shine – it's incredibly stable.

As Lu Fan opened his eyes, an overwhelming spiritual pressure instantly spread out, but it only lasted for a moment before it was immediately subsided.

"That magical alchemy furnace should be refined by now," Lu Fan immediately probed his Qi Sea with his divine sense.

As expected, the alchemy furnace was now quietly suspended in the sea of ​​qi, radiating a brilliant light, which was a sign that it had been refined.

Lu Fan raised his hand and released the alchemy furnace, his divine sense immediately penetrating it to examine it.

At that very moment, three large characters immediately appeared in Lu Fan's mind.

The Heaven-Mending Furnace!

That's right, that's the name of this magical alchemy furnace, and its power is to restore all things in the world!

"The Heaven-Mending Furnace? Indeed, just the name alone tells you it's no ordinary item! Could it even mend the heavens?"

"Next, we need to figure out what to use to nurture it."

Lu Fan continued to explore the interior of the Heaven-Mending Furnace, and in an instant, all the structures of the furnace were clearly laid out before him.

This sudden look really gave him a fright.

To nurture this Heaven-Mending Furnace, one must use the power of destiny!

This fortune refers to the innate fortune of all living things.

It's easy to understand: how far a cultivator can go depends entirely on their own luck.

The most direct way to gather a person's fortune is through a cultivator's Golden Core or Nascent Soul.

After all, the purpose of cultivation is to seize the creation of heaven and earth, steal the fortune of all things, and enhance oneself.

After the Golden Core is formed, that Golden Core is the essence of countless rare and precious materials and the condensation of the Qi of Heaven and Earth.

"So that's what they used to nurture it! But where am I supposed to get a Golden Core from a Golden Core cultivator now?!"

"If it's murder and robbery, I'm afraid I'll be the one who dies. What should I do?"

Lu Fan was at a loss for words.

However, upon further reflection, since this cultivator's Golden Core and Nascent Soul are things gathered from innate fortune...

Is the demon core of that monster the same?

The demon core is much easier to obtain, since all demon beasts, whether they are first-tier, ninth-tier, or tenth-tier, possess a demon core once they begin cultivation.

In Lu Fan's storage bag was a second-tier demon core, which was the demon core of the second-tier Earthfire Bull from before.

"Why not give it a try? If demon beast cores work, then things will be much simpler."

Lu Fan then took out the fiery red demon core and casually tossed it into the Heaven-Mending Furnace.

As the demon core was thrown in, the Heaven-Mending Furnace immediately began to spin. With its continuous rotation, the demon core seemed to be digested.

It melted little by little, transforming into countless essences that were absorbed by the Heaven-Mending Furnace.

The auspicious cloud pattern on the outer wall finally regained some luster, but after all, it was a second-tier demon core, and the energy it recovered was minimal.

However, this also proves that this method is feasible.

"Hehe, as expected! It worked!" Lu Fan was overjoyed.

Now that we know how to nurture the alchemy furnace, as long as we have enough demon cores, we won't have to worry about not being able to replicate it in the future.

But there is still one question: how to obtain a large number of demon cores?

If we're talking about slaying monsters in some forests, with Lu Fan's current strength, killing a third-tier monster with ease wouldn't be a problem.

But this method is too stupid, because to kill monsters, you can't just kill one. Hunting a large number of them is time-consuming and laborious, and it's not even enough to fill the gaps in the Heaven-Mending Furnace.

"I wonder if exchanging pills for pills would work?" Lu Fan stroked his chin, thinking of an idea.

That means finding a market town and seeing if there's a place that specializes in selling demon cores, and exchanging Foundation Establishment Pills for demon cores.

As for why not directly mass-produce spirit stones to buy demon cores? That's because demon cores are expensive, while the demand for the Heaven-Mending Furnace is huge.

If we were to mass-produce spirit stones, it would take hundreds of thousands of spirit stones to replenish the energy of the Heaven-Mending Furnace. It would be better to just use Foundation Establishment Pills.

After all, Foundation Establishment Pills are tightly controlled by major sects and are something that is valuable but not readily available, making them far more cost-effective than replicating spirit stones.

At this moment, the Heaven-Mending Furnace has less than 10% of its energy remaining. As long as Lu Fan replenishes it to its full capacity, it will reach 100% energy.

For a long time to come, no matter how you use it, you won't need to worry about running out of energy.

"Let's do it this way!"

"Find a market town where I can find some useful materials and replenish my energy. Maybe I can even translate that cultivation technique."

"Kill three birds with one stone, let's do it this way!"

Lu Fan immediately stood up, looking quite energetic.

After leaving his secluded cave, Lu Fan went to the Dao Sect's small market and spent dozens of spirit stones to buy a large amount of information about the cultivation world.

This is even more than what Li Niu bought for him before.

This contains a wealth of knowledge about the cultivation world, such as the locations of some high-level markets.

There are also things to be aware of when visiting the market, and so on.

After reading this information, Lu Fan roughly understood that having a certain identity was very important if one wanted to move around in some large markets.

Especially since Lu Fan is currently trying to do something—exchanging Foundation Establishment Pills for Demon Cores—it's easy for him to attract unwanted attention if he doesn't have a powerful backer.

However, Lu Fan was not worried, since he had Zi Yuan, a Golden Core puppet, who could impersonate his master.

After all, having a Golden Core stage master as a backer can already avoid 99% of the trouble.