Treasure Gathering Immortal Furnace

Upon closer examination, Lu Fan not only obtained the lightning-attribute demon core as he wished, but also acquired two bird eggs of unknown species.

Secondly, Gu Chen's two top-grade magic artifacts undoubtedly greatly enhanced Lu Fan's combat strength.

"Fellow Daoists, the spiritual energy on my island is quite abundant, and there are cultivation rooms available. You can resume your cultivation here."

"And I have also found the Stone Essence Flower for refining the Golden Marrow Pill, and I plan to go into seclusion to refine it."

Red Eyebrows spoke slowly.

"Looks like I'll be staying here for a year or two," Fu Qing said, scratching his head.

"This is the only way to avoid being found," Yueyao nodded.

At this moment, Lu Fan remembered that Chi Mei had said before that there was a problem with his Six Jia Thunder Formation, so he said, "True Master Chi Mei, you said before that there was a problem with my Six Jia Thunder Formation. If I remember correctly, the power of this formation can only trap Foundation Establishment stage cultivators at most, so its power is much weaker."

"No, the core of this formation is not in the formation itself, but in the formation flags," then Red Eyebrows explained the correct usage of the Thunder Formation to Lu Fan.

The Six Jia Thunder Formation was created by the founder of the Daoist sect thousands of years ago. To unleash the power of the Six Jia Thunder Formation, array flags must be crafted.

As for how to refine it, it's quite simple. Just add different types of lightning to the array flags to unleash their power.

For example, some strange lightning such as dark lightning, purple lightning, and fire lightning can only exert the power of the Six Jia Thunder Formation by using such methods.

If all six array flags were successfully forged, their power would be formidable.

"I didn't expect the Six Armor Thunder Formation to be used like this?" Lu Fan was puzzled, since the formation manual he had taken from Zhou Shan didn't contain any information about this.

This only proves one thing: Zhou Shan was using a stripped-down version of the Six Jia Thunder Formation.

After all, the Dao Sect is an orthodox immortal sect with thousands of years of history. How could it be possible without some foundation? It is estimated that even the higher-ups of the Dao Sect have forgotten how to use this formation.

After all, the Dao Sect at this time was no longer as glorious as it once was.

"Fellow Daoist Li, if you trust me, could you please give me the secret manual of the Six Jia Thunder Array so I can study it? Perhaps it can help me complete the method of refining array flags," said Red Eyebrows.

"The Crimson-Eyebrowed True Man can even repair the secret manuals created by Nascent Soul cultivators, that's amazing!" Fu Qing, standing to the side, was immediately dumbfounded.

Upon hearing this, Chi Mei smiled and said, "This humble Taoist doesn't have such great abilities. It's just that the methods for refining array flags are all similar. If we use the refining methods from other secret manuals in combination with the Six Armor Thunder Array, it might be feasible, but we need to experiment."

Without hesitation, Lu Fan tossed the Six Jia Thunder Formation manual to Chi Mei, who quickly caught it, looking as if he had found a treasure.

Lu Fan was so magnanimous because this was a censored version, and it couldn't be fully repaired using the Heaven-Mending Furnace.

The prerequisite for the Heaven-Mending Furnace to repair a treasure is that the treasure is damaged and can be restored or replicated.

However, when the Six Jia Thunder Formation was obtained, it was a completely abridged version, or rather, it was deliberately simplified by the higher-ups of the Dao Sect so that even lower-ranking disciples could use it.

Therefore, the Heaven-Mending Furnace cannot complete the text that is missing from this manual.

If it were given to Chi Mei, and the other party actually completed the task, it would be a great opportunity for Lu Fan.

"Everyone, I am going into seclusion now. There are five cave dwellings on my island. You may choose any one of them. There are restrictions inside the cave dwellings, which can be opened and closed at will."

"There are also many spiritual fruits here, which you may pick at will."

Red Eyebrows spoke slowly.

"Alright then, I won't disturb Fellow Daoist Red Eyebrows as he refines the Golden Marrow Pill," Fu Qing said, cupping his hands in greeting.

After bowing to Lu Fan and Yue Yao, Chi Mei couldn't wait to head towards the cave at the foot of the hill.

It's clear that Chi Mei also doesn't have much lifespan left and is eager to break through.

After Chi Mei left, Fu Qing looked at Lu Fan and said, "Um, Fellow Daoist Li, could you take out that Core Formation stage puppet of yours and let me take a look? Don't worry! I just want to look!"

Although the puppet Ziyuan only appeared for a few breaths, its lifelike texture was a fatal attraction for Fu Qing, the puppeteer.

If Lu Fan hadn't summoned Zi Yuan from his storage bag, they wouldn't have been able to tell whether it was a true Core Formation cultivator or a puppet.

"Gentlemen, I have expended a great deal of energy in this battle, so I will be going into seclusion now. Farewell," Lu Fan said, not wanting to reveal Zi Yuan to anyone easily. After saying this, he hurriedly left.

Yueyao, who had originally planned to chat with Lu Fan, rolled her eyes at Fu Qing as Lu Fan left and said, "Fellow Daoist Fu, how could you ask someone's secret like that? It was too abrupt."

"Oh dear, it's all my fault. I was too eager to study puppets," Fu Qing slapped his forehead and quickly called out, "Fellow Daoist Li, please don't be angry! That's just my impulsive nature."

Lu Fan waved casually to indicate that he wasn't angry, then walked into a cave, activated the restrictions, and prepared to attend to his own business.

Seeing that Lu Fan had left, Yue Yao also headed towards the cave next to Lu Fan's.

"Fairy Yueyao, why are you leaving too?" Fu Qing looked helpless after everyone had left. "Never mind, I'll go refine my demon puppet."

Fu Qing also chose a cave and went inside.

Upon entering the cave, Lu Fan immediately took out the dragon-patterned giant sword and the Eight Treasures Mirror. His mid-grade bone shield had just been damaged, and Gu Chen had given him a top-grade defensive magic weapon, which was truly thoughtful.

Lu Fan directly raised his hand and released his late-stage Foundation Establishment divine sense, forcibly invading the two top-grade magic artifacts.

Gu Chen was, after all, a pseudo-core stage cultivator with a powerful soul. It took Lu Fan quite a while to finally penetrate him, and erasing him would also require considerable effort.

Fortunately, the isolation formation on the island in the middle of the lake is strong enough, so there is no need to worry about being tracked down by Gu Chen.

...

at the same time.

At this moment, two whooshing sounds swept across the sky above the misty forest. One was a middle-aged man with a slightly bloated figure but an astonishing aura, whose cultivation had clearly reached the mid-stage of the Core Formation realm. The other was Gu Chen, who had suffered a setback at Lu Fan's hands.

After flying for a while, the two hovered in mid-air.

"We've been searching the Misty Forest for three days now, and even Thousand Peaks City has sent people to look for them, but we haven't found any trace of the four people you mentioned. It seems they're no longer here," the middle-aged man said as he continued to scan the area with his divine sense.

"What am I going to do! That bastard stole two of my top-grade magic artifacts, I can't explain this to the ancestor!" Gu Chen said, looking embarrassed.

Just as Gu Chen was filled with helplessness, his expression suddenly changed. He immediately covered his head, his face contorted in pain, and roared, "Third Uncle! That bastard is erasing the divine soul imprint from my magic artifact!"

"Where?" the middle-aged man asked immediately.

"I can't track it! Something's blocking it," Gu Chen said through gritted teeth, clutching his head.

"Useless!" The middle-aged man looked at him with a disappointed expression, and said, "Since this person dared to erase your soul imprint, he's not afraid of you coming after him, especially since he's just a rogue cultivator."

Gu Chen gritted his teeth and clenched his fists: "You bastard! Don't let me see you again, or I'll skin you alive and grind your bones to dust!"

Gu Chen's furious roar echoed through the misty forest.