Treasure Gathering Immortal Furnace

"Treasures of nature are known only to those with the right fate. You say you found it a year ago? I could say I planted this flower six hundred years ago!" the male cultivator said with a gloomy expression.

The female cultivator standing next to the male cultivator had already summoned two flying ring magic weapons, which circled around her, giving the impression that she was ready to fight at the slightest provocation.

Red Eyebrows, naturally, was equally eager to participate, immediately raising his hand with three small flags swirling in his palm: "Fellow Daoist, are you determined to spar with us?"

"I am determined to get the Stone Essence Flower, and I will never back down!" The male cultivator was also stubborn. He immediately made a hand seal, and a golden magic weapon that looked like a gold brick floated beside him.

The two sides were on the verge of a fight, as if they were about to come to blows at any moment.

As a teammate, Fu Qing was the first to step forward, starting with a sword in one hand and a hand seal in the other. Yue Yao also summoned five spirit explosion talismans, which circled around her.

Since the other two were ready to make their move, Lu Fan naturally couldn't stand idly by. He raised his hand and summoned the Tungsten Heart Sword, activating the Sword Shadow Splitting Light Technique. Hundreds of sword shadows floated around him, creating an astonishing aura.

This scene made Fu Qing's eyes light up, and he immediately said in a carefree voice, "Fellow Daoist Li, how can someone start with a superior sword technique? It makes me, a 'sword cultivator,' look fake."

"You were a fake to begin with," Yueyao, who seemed to have heard the unencrypted telepathic communication, added without any politeness.

At the same time, her big, bright eyes were shining as she stared at Lu Fan.

After all, the Sword Shadow Splitting Light Technique was incredibly powerful, and Lu Fan had cultivated it to the third level, so its power was naturally extraordinary.

Lu Fan stared at the male cultivator without replying.

Seeing that the three people beside him were all quite skilled, Chi Mei's confidence surged. He looked at the two above him and said, "Fellow Daoists, it's four against two. You're at a disadvantage. Do you still insist on fighting?"

"Hmph, four against two, the two of us might not necessarily lose," the male cultivator said, and immediately manipulated the golden brick to attack the red-browed man.

The female cultivator manipulated her twin rings and swiftly attacked Yueyao, who appeared to be the weakest. Yueyao hastily unleashed a spirit explosion talisman.

boom!

A violent explosion resounded through the mountain stream. Upon seeing this, Fu Qing immediately dodged backward, patted his storage bag, and released five mechanical puppets that had reached the pinnacle of Qi cultivation.

However, as soon as the mechanical puppet appeared, it was bounced away by the flying ring released by the female cultivator. It seems that the mechanical puppet had no deterrent effect in the eyes of the late Foundation Establishment stage cultivator.

Seeing that Yueyao and Fu Qing were being delayed, Chi Mei was startled and immediately shouted, "Fellow Daoist Li! Buy me a moment while I set up the formation!"

Although this mage is strong, he has a weakness: when fighting against others, he needs to spend time setting up the formation, which is why he asked Lu Fan, a sword cultivator, to block for him.

Lu Fan nodded slightly, then stomped his foot on the ground and quickly rose into the air. His sword shadow splitting light technique, which had been ready for a long time, rushed towards the male cultivator without hesitation.

Seeing the countless sword shadows rushing in, the male cultivator was immediately dazzled and could only hastily retract his golden brick magic weapon to clash with Lu Fan's sword shadows.

lb!

With a muffled thud, the male cultivator was forced back several steps by the intense sword shadow after exchanging only one move with Lu Fan, and his golden brick magic weapon was even bounced several meters away.

In contrast, Lu Fan briefly floated in the air, holding the Tungsten Heart Sword, looking completely at ease, and remained expressionless throughout.

"A sword cultivator? Truly domineering!" The male cultivator had clearly realized Lu Fan's strength was formidable, and with the Crimson Eyebrows below beginning to form a formation, it was obvious they couldn't win. He immediately shouted, "Junior Sister, let's go!"

The male cultivator judged that he would lose the battle after exchanging only one move with Lu Fan, and turned to run away without hesitation.

The female cultivator who was still fighting with Yueyao and Fuqing saw that her senior brother had run away, so she hurriedly withdrew her flying ring and turned to fly away.

This scene left Fu Qing and Yue Yao below completely dumbfounded.

"No... they've already run away?" Fu Qing felt that before he could even reveal his trump card, the person had already disappeared.

The most speechless one was Chi Mei. He had just set up the formation and hadn't even activated it yet when the two cultivators disappeared.

This caused Chi Mei to look at Lu Fan in shock: "Fellow Daoist is indeed powerful! You actually forced back a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator with a single strike!"

Anyone with eyes could see that the male cultivator had hastily retreated because he realized he was no match for Lu Fan, and hadn't even started taking things seriously.

"Fellow Daoist, you flatter me. Those two must have realized that True Immortal Crimson Eyebrows' formation was complete and that they wouldn't gain any advantage by fighting, so they withdrew," Lu Fan said, putting away his Sword Shadow Splitting Light Technique and slowly landing.

"Oh dear, Fellow Daoist Li, don't be modest. Your sword energy transforming into a hundred forms is enough to terrify anyone."

"As expected, I shouldn't have practiced puppetry in the first place. If I had gone into swordsmanship, that would have been so cool."

Fu Qing praised with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist Li, your swordsmanship is so domineering, you must have a master, right?" Yueyao asked, seeing that Lu Fan's swordsmanship was extraordinary.

"Master-disciple relationship?" Lu Fan couldn't help but feel saddened when he thought of these two words.

It reminded him of Wang Qingzhu. When Wang Qingzhu first taught him the Sword Shadow Splitting Light Technique, Lu Fan actually had a very ordinary attitude towards this sword technique.

However, as his cultivation improved day by day, he realized how domineering this sword technique was when he used it. It seems that Wang Qingzhu taught him without reservation and shared all her knowledge.

However, at this moment, Wang Qingzhu may have already been imprisoned in the Sword Pavilion by the Ancient Heart Ancestor using a secret method to plant a magic weapon, becoming a living sword-nurturing furnace.

Whenever he thought of this, Lu Fan would unconsciously clench his fists, his face turning ashen.

"Fellow Daoist Li?" Yueyao called out when she saw Lu Fan lost in thought.

"I am indeed a disciple of a Core Formation sword cultivator," Lu Fan said, regaining his senses.

"I see! It seems Fellow Daoist Li is much stronger than us rogue cultivators," said Red Eyebrows with envy.

After all, there are levels among independent cultivators. Those who struggle alone without the help of benefactors are the true independent cultivators.

While Lu Fan is also a rogue cultivator, he has a master, giving him an innate advantage over them.

"Fellow Daoist Red Eyebrows, you'd better hurry up and take the Stone Essence Flower, lest other cultivators come," Lu Fan said.

Red Eyebrows immediately set off, flew to the waterfall, took out a small sword, and cut off the Stone Essence Flower, but kept the roots.

This method of extracting treasure without damaging the roots is a consensus among most cultivators. The Stone Essence Flower will regrow in just a hundred years.

"I have finally found the Stone Essence Flower that I have been dreaming of," Chi Mei said, putting the Stone Essence Flower into his storage bag and letting out a long sigh of relief.

"Boo!"

Just as Master Red Eyebrows obtained the Stone Essence Flower, a terrifying roar that resounded through the clouds suddenly echoed from there.

The cry was sharp and piercing, accompanied by thunderous booms, as if it could pierce eardrums.

Yueyao and Fu Qing also hurriedly covered their ears.

"This is! The roar of the human-faced thunder vulture!" The knowledgeable Red-browed Master immediately exclaimed.

"Human-faced Thunder Vulture? What level of demon beast is it?" Lu Fan asked impatiently.

"A roar with such penetrating power must be from someone at least at the fifth rank!" Red Eyebrows replied.

Lu Fan was overjoyed. If he could kill this fifth-order demon beast, he would get the lightning-attribute demon core, and the trip would not have been in vain!