Treasure Gathering Immortal Furnace

The Senior Sister Wang Qingzhu mentioned by Deacon Ma is the Foundation Establishment female cultivator who found Lu Fan back then.

However, Lu Fan didn't have much of an impression of Wang Qingzhu. He only knew that she brought him back to the Dao Sect and saved his life. Otherwise, he would have been eaten by wild dogs long ago when he was still an infant.

However, Lu Fan has not seen Wang Qingzhu over the years. After all, once these late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators go into seclusion, it can take anywhere from three to five years to more than ten years, making it difficult to see them.

In truth, Lu Fan really wanted to see him, even if it was just to exchange a few words and say thank you.

At least to outsiders, Lu Fan had a Foundation Establishment master uncle in the Dao Sect to take care of him, so his life was a little easier.

Of course, this was just Lu Fan's imagination, and it was unknown whether Wang Qingzhu still remembered him.

Just as Lu Fan and Li Niu were walking along the path, preparing to leave this place of trouble, Lu Fan looked back.

They discovered that the golden and red spiritual energy in the sky was becoming intermittent, as if it was running out of steam and could not continue.

"Forget it, don't go any further," Lu Fan said, stopping in his tracks.

"What's wrong, Senior Brother?" Li Niu seemed a little surprised.

"I failed to form my core," Lu Fan said.

Upon hearing this, Li Niu was also full of surprise.

Lu Fan, having reached the twelfth level of Qi Refining, naturally possessed a much stronger sensitivity to spiritual energy than Li Niu, who was only at the first level.

He could clearly sense that Wang Qingzhu's Core Formation phenomenon was not strong and its aftereffects were too short, which was obviously a sign of a failed Core Formation.

"You cripple, I didn't expect you to have such good eyesight. It's quite a surprise," Yan Ruyu said sarcastically, looking down at Lu Fan not far away.

Having reached the Foundation Establishment stage, Yan Ruyu's spiritual sense seemed to have improved considerably; she could hear Lu Fan speaking clearly even from a great distance.

"This disciple is speaking nonsense, please don't blame me, Uncle-Master," Lu Fan quickly bowed.

Given Lu Fan's cautious nature, it's highly unlikely he would speak recklessly under such circumstances. In fact, this was Lu Fan's deliberate act, and he naturally had his reasons.

"Hmph, go ahead and tell Wang Qingzhu," Yan Ruyu said, seemingly unconcerned.

boom!

Just then, the stone door where Wang Qingzhu was in seclusion was broken open by brute force, and a stunningly beautiful woman dressed in purple flew out from it, riding a flying sword.

The woman had exquisite features, and her long, bright eyes had a languid beauty, but without a trace of frivolity, revealing a cool and aloof demeanor.

This is the Dao Sect's renowned beauty, even surpassing Yan Ruyu in beauty.

"Junior brother welcomes senior sister out of seclusion," Steward Ma immediately rode his sword forward and bowed.

Yan Ruyu, on the other hand, symbolically cupped her hands, conveying a sense of sharpness.

"What's there to welcome me with? I didn't even manage to form my core," Wang Qingzhu said, raising her hand with a hint of disappointment.

"Senior Sister, don't be discouraged. Forming the Core is not easy. Failure is also a way to gain experience. You will definitely succeed next time," Deacon Ma said with a smile.

"You certainly know how to talk," Wang Qingzhu said, her mood slightly improved. "Alas, it's just a pity about my Golden Marrow Pill."

"Senior sister, you can't entirely blame yourself for failing to form your core. Some disciples with loose tongues cursed your failure, and who knows, their words might have come true," Yan Ruyu said sarcastically.

Upon hearing this, Wang Qingzhu frowned slightly and asked, "Who are you?"

"Senior Sister, this is Yan Ruyu, who has just established her foundation. She will soon enter the inner sect," Steward Ma hurriedly explained.

"Oh, who did you just call out for being outspoken?" Wang Qingzhu questioned.

"Hey, that kid," Yan Ruyu pointed in Lu Fan's direction.

Upon seeing the Foundation Establishment Perfection Grand Cultivator staring at them from the sky, Li Niu was so frightened that he knelt on the ground with a thud: "Uncle-Master, please forgive us! We didn't mean to discuss this!"

To Li Niu, Lu Fan, who was at the third level of Qi Refining, was already far above him, let alone a pseudo-Core Formation cultivator at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, who was an existence like the heavens.

At this moment, Lu Fan also thought that Wang Qingzhu would release spiritual pressure to intimidate them, but strangely, Wang Qingzhu did not seem angry at all.

In fact, Wang Qingzhu herself knew that she had just recovered from her serious injuries and was too eager to form her core. Her failure was to be expected and could not be caused by someone else's words.

On the contrary, the handsome young man below made Wang Qingzhu look a little puzzled. Then she landed on her toes.

"You must be Lu Fan?" Wang Qingzhu suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, Lu Fan was quite shocked: "Uncle-Master Wang, you still remember me?"

"You were brought into the Dao Sect by me, so why wouldn't I remember?" Wang Qingzhu said calmly.

These words startled Lu Fan, since he hadn't seen Wang Qingzhu in all these years. The last time he saw her was when she was three years old and her spiritual root was being tested.

Unexpectedly, more than a decade has passed in the blink of an eye, and the other party still remembers him clearly.

Meanwhile, Yan Ruyu, high in the sky, was utterly shocked and asked, "What's going on?"

"Junior sister, you don't know this, do you? Lu Fan was brought into the Dao Sect by Senior Sister Wang," Deacon Ma said.

"This cripple has this kind of connection?" Yan Ruyu was also slightly surprised.

What surprised her was that even though she had humiliated Lu Fan so much a few years ago, he hadn't mentioned Wang Qingzhu at all. His character was truly unfathomable.

"Uncle-Master, I didn't mean to speak recklessly just now. Please forgive me," Lu Fan quickly bowed and apologized.

"Alright, this is not your fault," Wang Qingzhu said, raising her hand slightly. She glanced at Lu Fan's shabby clothes and continued, "When I brought you into the sect, I should have sent you to a mortal family after the test revealed your mixed spiritual root. Now that I've left you in the sect, you've been bullied quite a bit, haven't you?"

Clearly, Wang Qingzhu was well aware of the plight of the lower-level disciples of the Dao Sect. However, to her surprise, Lu Fan had suffered a lot of humiliation over the years but had never come looking for her. This kind of character was truly rare.

"Thank you, Uncle Wang. I'm doing very well in the Dao Sect. My senior brothers and sisters have also taken good care of me, especially Steward Ma and the other uncles." Lu Fan didn't mention Yan Ruyu at this moment, but vaguely referred to her as the other uncles.

This statement was also intended to make Yan Ruyu less hostile towards him, at least until he had the ability to kill Yan Ruyu, to make this wretched woman have some reservations.

as predicted.

After Lu Fan finished speaking, Steward Ma above immediately smiled and said, "Although this boy is not very talented, he is quite diligent. He has been working hard for many years and has never made any mistakes."

Yan Ruyu's face was dark at this moment, as if she only realized belatedly that she had fallen into Lu Fan's trap.

"That's good," Wang Qingzhu nodded slightly, then took out a low-grade magic weapon longsword and several Qi-stabilizing pills from her storage bag and handed them to Lu Fan: "Take this low-grade magic weapon longsword and these Qi-stabilizing pills. If you want to follow this path, then focus on your cultivation. Don't be lazy just because you have a mutated mixed spiritual root. Even if you can't reach the Foundation Establishment stage, if you can reach the sixth level of Qi Refining, I will give you a good job in the future, enough to ensure you have no worries for a hundred years."