Treasure Gathering Immortal Furnace

"It seems you've gathered the materials I need?" Lu Fan asked.

"If I hadn't collected them, I wouldn't have come to see you, senior," Luo Yan grinned, brimming with confidence.

Lu Fan realized that the other party was not lying, which put his mind at ease. At the same time, he activated his divine sense and scanned his surroundings.

They immediately sensed a powerful aura lurking in the shadows not far from them.

Lu Fan's divine sense had not reached the Core Formation stage, so he could only sense a blurry figure observing them from the shadows. The other party should be a cultivator in the early stage of Core Formation.

"Fellow Daoist, did you bring a Core Formation bodyguard to trade with me?" Lu Fan asked, withdrawing his divine sense.

"Hehe, didn't you also bring a Core Formation senior along?" Luo Yan said, tilting his head to look at Zi Yuan, who was hiding in the shadows outside the alley.

The two exchanged a knowing smile; after all, for such a high-value transaction, how could they not take out some form of insurance?

"Since we both have insurance, there's no need to worry about either of us going back on our word. Let's make the deal," Lu Fan said.

Snapped.

Luo Yan suddenly snapped his fingers, and then the figure that had been hiding in the shadows instantly appeared beside Luo Yan.

She was a mysterious person dressed in a wide black robe that completely concealed her figure and appearance, but judging from the fragrant breeze she brought with her as she flashed in, she was a female cultivator at the Core Formation stage.

Then the Core Formation female cultivator took out her storage bag and showed it to Lu Fan.

Lu Fan released his divine sense to investigate, and sure enough! A fifth-order wind attribute demon core, a dark attribute demon core, a melting attribute demon core, a magnetic attribute demon core, and a calming pill—not a single one was missing!

This was exactly the kind of material he had been dreaming of for forming his core!

"Senior, where are the spirit stones?" Luo Yan asked.

With a thought from Lu Fan, Zi Yuan, who was in the distance, also flashed over and took out a storage bag.

After examining the items, Luo Yan said, "Senior, you've managed to gather so many spirit stones, and you even have a Core Formation cultivator by your side. You must come from a powerful cultivation family, right?"

"That's not a question you should be asking, is it?" Lu Fan said.

"Hehe, yes, yes, I was being nosy," Luo Yan chuckled.

After confirming that there were no problems, both parties carefully opened their storage bags and completed the exchange.

Upon receiving the 43,000 spirit stones, Luo Yan was overjoyed and said, "It's so great to cooperate with you, senior! If you want to find other materials in the future, you can come to Thousand Peaks City to find me."

"You seem to have forgotten something," Lu Fan frowned.

Luo Yan smiled, naturally understanding what Lu Fan meant, and said, "There is only one way to obtain a rare treasure like the Creation Dew: join the Blood Spirit Sect, stay for a few years, and find an opportunity to steal it."

"Blood Spirit Sect? Why does that sound like a heretical sect?" Lu Fan was taken aback.

"That's right, it's a heretical sect that has only emerged in recent years. As you should know, the Creation Dew is the essence that spiritual veins absorb and condense from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth over time. However, the spiritual veins in the Great Yan that can condense the Creation Dew are either controlled by the Sword Pavilion or occupied by the Dao Sect. These are sects with Nascent Soul experts in charge. Let alone stealing it, you will be killed immediately if you even get close."

"Therefore, the only chance is to join this emerging Blood Spirit Sect. After all, the Blood Spirit Sect does not have a Nascent Soul expert in charge, so the difficulty is the lowest."

Luo Yan said slowly.

Lu Fan was speechless. "What kind of terrible idea is this! Joining a heretical sect? Do you want me to die there?"

"Haven't you heard the saying 'the greater the risk, the greater the reward'? Besides, this is a matter that should not be delayed. If you hesitate, once the four major sects of the Great Yan Sect recover and start to seize the spiritual veins from the Blood Spirit Sect, you will have no chance at all."

"Moreover, I can guarantee that the Blood Spirit Sect has extremely low requirements for accepting disciples. As long as you go, you will definitely be able to successfully become a disciple. After all, I have introduced many cultivators to the sect, and I have never heard of anyone failing to become a disciple."

Luo Yan spoke up.

"It's so difficult for a cultivator from the Great Yan Dynasty to form a core," Lu Fan said with a helpless expression.

"Don't even mention the Great Yan Kingdom, my Feng Kingdom is the same. If those major sects didn't firmly control the resources, how could there be so many Foundation Establishment cultivators who have passed away?" Luo Yan shook his head and said.

In truth, it's not without reason that the Great Yan is the weakest nation in the Canglan. The Sword Pavilion, the Dao Sect, the One Qi Sect, and the Academy of Arts—these established sects are simply too unruly.

Everyone tightly controls cultivation resources, making it difficult for cultivators in the Great Yan Dynasty to rise to prominence. Foundation Establishment cultivators are relatively rare, but Core Formation and Nascent Soul cultivators are extremely scarce.

Every single one who can form a Golden Core or a Nascent Soul has fought their way through countless near-death experiences amidst mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

"Senior, I have already told you how to obtain the Dew of Creation. Whether you are willing to take the risk is up to you," Luo Yan said.

"Regardless, thank you for informing me," Lu Fan said slowly, cupping his hands in greeting. He then left the alley with Zi Yuan.

After watching Lu Fan leave, Luo Yan and the Core Formation female cultivator beside him also left in a flash.

...

Lu Fan, who had just returned to the inn, looked at the demon core he had bought at a high price on the table and felt somewhat melancholy.

He had the demon core and the calming pill, but the Creation Dew was truly a problem for him.

After all, the Blood Spirit Sect is a genuine heretical sect, and it has only recently emerged. In other words, this sect is guaranteed to have at least three Core Formation heretical cultivators in charge.

If they are all in the early stage of Core Formation, it might be okay. With Zi Yuan's help, they might be able to steal the Dew of Creation. But if there are mid-stage or late-stage Core Formation cultivators in charge, the difficulty will be no less than stealing it from the Four Sects.

Unfortunately, there are no other ways to obtain this Dew of Creation, because there are only a few Great Flame Spirit Veins.

"It seems we have to take this risk. We can't just not form our core. Oh well, we can only try to break into the Blood Spirit Gate." Lu Fan put away the demon core on the table.

He risked so much to come to Thousand Peaks City for these Core Formation materials. Fortunately, everything went smoothly. Now everything is ready except for the Dew of Creation. It's time to leave this place of trouble.

Leaving the inn, Lu Fan headed straight for the west gate. When he arrived, the Sword Pavilion disciples had told him that the east gate was for entering but not exiting. If he insisted on going through the east gate, he would probably be besieged by at least ten Foundation Establishment cultivators immediately.

Therefore, the only option was to leave the city through the west gate, hoping that the checks would be less strict and that they could slip out unnoticed.

Upon arriving at the West Gate, Lu Fan did not rush over. Instead, he stood on the roof of a house and looked towards the West Gate. He found that there were indeed Sword Pavilion cultivators stationed there, but fewer than at the East Gate, with only five Foundation Establishment cultivators.

However, they did not detect the presence of any Core Formation stage cultivators. It seems that Wang Qingzhu and Gu Shuo will not easily show themselves until they can find out who they are.

What surprised Lu Fan even more was that Gu Chen was also present.

"This guy, is it really necessary? I only took two top-grade magic artifacts from you, and you've been staking out me here for over two years?" Lu Fan was speechless.

He knew that the Sword Pavilion was known for holding grudges, but he didn't expect them to be this vengeful.

However, he has been taking a disguise pill for the past three months, and by disguising himself as an old man, he should not be discovered by Gu Chen.

Moreover, at this moment, there were already more than a dozen cultivators queuing to leave at the city gate.

"As long as there's no Core Formation stage cultivator present, I have nothing to fear," Lu Fan made up his mind, immediately leaped down, and mingled into the queue, intending to slip out unnoticed.