Treasure Gathering Immortal Furnace

To say that he and Ye Lingxi agreed to go on a quest for good fortune on their very first meeting was perhaps too audacious.

But Lu Fan also had his own considerations.

First of all, Ye Lingxi's cultivation level is only at the late Foundation Establishment stage. If she harbors ill intentions towards him, with Zi Yuan's help, Lu Fan will definitely be the one who dies in the end.

If there were even stronger cultivators lying in ambush behind them, then that would be pure nonsense.

After all, what Golden Core cultivator or Nascent Soul ancestor would spend two years scheming against a seemingly penniless early Foundation Establishment cultivator?

Therefore, its credibility is very high.

Lu Fan planned that if Wang Qingzhu achieved Core Formation after returning to the sect, he would leave the Dao Sect without hesitation and go with her.

Although Lu Fan grew up in the Dao Sect, he didn't really feel a sense of belonging here. After all, who would develop feelings for a place where they were bullied since childhood?

After flying on his sword for half a day, Lu Fan arrived at the Dao Sect. Before he even entered the sect's protective formation, he could vaguely see the swirling spiritual energy rising above the Dao Sect's secluded cultivation cave.

"As expected, this time when Uncle Wang forms his core, the spiritual energy is even more abundant than last time. It seems that this time it should be a sure thing," Lu Fan muttered, and immediately took out his steward token.

Then the protective formation opened a gap, and Lu Fan immediately rushed over.

...

at the same time.

On the cliff opposite the secluded cave stood several powerful cultivators and dozens of elite inner disciples.

Among them were Steward Ma, Inner Sect Elder Wan Yang, and another Elder with a goatee and a Core Formation.

Their purpose in being there was twofold: first, to protect Wang Qingzhu from being disturbed during her Core Formation process; and second, to allow the inner disciples to observe and learn from her.

Upon arrival, Lu Fan simply stood at a distance and did not approach to disturb them, as he was not familiar with any of the elders and disciples except for Deacon Ma.

Especially Wan Yang, who is Yan Ruyu's master. Lu Fan joined forces with Kurong to kill Yan Ruyu, so it's best to avoid meeting Wan Yang to prevent being questioned.

"Tsk tsk, Senior Sister Wang truly lives up to her reputation as a genius of our Dao Sect. With her successful Core Formation, our Dao Sect will gain another powerful sword cultivator," Deacon Ma clicked his tongue and said with admiration.

The goatee elder standing to the side stroked his beard rather pertinently and said, "I have been stuck in the mid-stage of Core Formation for decades. Now that Qingzhu has achieved Core Formation, perhaps I should relinquish my position as elder and go out to seek some opportunities."

This goatee elder is none other than He Yan, an elder of Xiaoling Peak, one of the three peaks of the inner sect.

However, Wan Yang, who was standing to the side, shook his head upon hearing this and said, "Elder He, I'm afraid you should put aside your idea of ​​going out to seek opportunities. Wang Qingzhu has successfully formed her core this time, and the Supreme Elder will entrust her with an important task. She will not serve as an inner sect elder."

Upon hearing this, He Yan looked surprised, and Steward Ma also looked puzzled.

Wan Yang knew about certain deals between his ancestor and the Sword Pavilion, which is why he said those words.

This left the clueless He Yan completely bewildered: "Entrusted with an important task?"

Wan Yang did not say anything more.

hum!

Just as the two Core Formation elders were talking, a huge amount of spiritual energy suddenly gathered above the secluded cave, with metal and fire attributes being particularly strong.

This was precisely the surge of spiritual energy caused by Wang Qingzhu's dual spiritual roots of metal and fire.

As the two streams of spiritual energy intertwined and eventually poured into the secluded cave, the scene fell into a deathly silence.

"Why have you quieted down?" Steward Ma asked, looking surprised.

"It's done," He Yan stroked his beard, seemingly having seen through its essence.

boom!

Sure enough, the next moment, a powerful surge of spiritual energy emanated from the secluded cave and spread outwards instantly!

A powerful aura, reminiscent of a Core Formation cultivator, swept across all directions! Many disciples hurriedly raised their hands to shield their faces.

The oppressive aura lasted for quite some time before finally dissipating slowly.

Rumble.

Then, the stone door, which had been sealed for several years, slowly opened, and Wang Qingzhu stepped out, her immense spiritual pressure gradually subsiding.

"Haha, congratulations on your successful Core Formation, Junior Sister!" He Yan was the first to step forward and offer his congratulations.

Then Wan Yang smiled and said, "A hundred years to form a core, Junior Sister Qingzhu truly deserves to be the number one sword genius of the Dao Sect."

"Welcome back, Elder!" Dozens of disciples bowed in unison.

"It was just luck," Wang Qingzhu replied humbly with a slight smile.

"Junior Sister, the Supreme Elder emerged from seclusion a month ago and ordered me to meet you here. If you have reached the Core Formation stage, see him immediately," Wan Yang said.

"I'll go after I've stabilized my cultivation a bit," Wang Qingzhu nodded slightly.

"Then we won't disturb you any longer, Junior Sister," Wan Yang said, and then he, He Yan, and dozens of disciples fled.

Only Steward Ma remained at the scene.

Looking at Wang Qingzhu, who had successfully formed her core, Steward Ma was filled with envy and bowed slightly, saying, "From now on, you'll be called 'Uncle-Master'."

"We are both outer sect stewards, so why bother with formalities like 'Master Uncle'? Why not just call me 'Senior Sister'?" Wang Qingzhu raised her hand, seemingly disliking these formalities.

Steward Ma smiled and said, "I have already sent a message to Lu Fan, and he should be back soon."

Upon hearing this, Wang Qingzhu was immediately startled: "Who?"

"Lu Fan, not only did this kid not die, but he also managed to reach the Foundation Establishment stage and is now serving as an outer sect steward," Steward Ma said with a smile.

Wang Qingzhu stood there in shock for a long time, and said, "He, with a mixed spiritual root of five elements mutated, has reached the Foundation Establishment stage?"

Clearly, Wang Qingzhu could hardly believe the bombshell that Deacon Ma had dropped, since even achieving Foundation Establishment with mixed spiritual roots was an extremely heaven-defying feat.

Not to mention Lu Fan, whose mutated mixed spiritual root is even worse than a mixed spiritual root.

"I couldn't believe it when I first saw it either, but it's true," said Steward Ma.

"Being able to establish a foundation is a stroke of good fortune for him. If he doesn't get injured and lives a peaceful life, surviving for a hundred years shouldn't be difficult," Wang Qingzhu nodded slightly.

In her opinion, Lu Fan's ability to establish his foundation was already an extremely heaven-defying stroke of luck; as for forming his core, that was out of the question.

Even if the entire sect were to exert all its strength, it would be impossible to feed a mutated mixed spiritual root to the Core Formation stage.

"I won't disturb my martial uncle's consolidation of his cultivation," said Steward Ma before leaving.

At this moment, Wang Qingzhu turned her gaze to the distance and muttered irritably, "Still hiding in your own sect? Come out."

Lu Fan, who had been standing some distance away, finally stepped forward, a smile on his face, and cupped his hands in greeting, saying, "The Core Formation Divine Sense is indeed powerful. Congratulations, Martial Uncle!"

"I should congratulate you. I don't know if it's just good luck or a lucky break, but you actually made it to the Foundation Establishment stage. Not bad," Wang Qingzhu praised.

"Uncle-Master has formed his Core, can we leave now?" Lu Fan asked impatiently.

"Come back to the Hall of Affairs with me and we'll talk about it then," Wang Qingzhu then leaped up and transformed into a streak of light, heading straight for the Hall of Affairs.

Lu Fan followed closely behind.

After all, they had agreed beforehand that if they successfully formed their core, they would leave the Dao Sect and establish their own sect.

Now that Wang Qingzhu has successfully formed her core, there is indeed no need for her to stay in this Dao Sect any longer.