Wild Dogs

Upon hearing Master Xuanyang tell them to leave, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly dispersed.

Because of what had just happened, they were terrified that one of the patriarchs might get angry and wipe them out. Hearing that they could leave now, they immediately left as if they had been granted a pardon.

Yang Fan also breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he had stored everything in the small cauldron, he would be in danger if Liu Zhenren discovered it.

Fortunately, there were quite a few traitors lurking here, which is why he was safe and sound.

On his way back to his room, Liu Zhenren, who had left earlier, flew back.

He was also carrying a corpse, but judging from his ashen face, he clearly hadn't found what he was looking for.

Seeing that the others were about to leave, Master Liu was about to call them back when Master Xuan Yang waved his hand.

"No need to waste time, another Pseudo-Core Formation cultivator just escaped."

Upon hearing this, Master Liu was speechless for a moment.

At the time, he couldn't care about anything else and could only chase after that person immediately. Now it seems that the real traitor took advantage of their departure and left as well.

"Forget it, they've already run away, what's the use of worrying?"

Master Xuanyang waved his hand.

"From now on, everyone sent to Sword Forging Valley must be thoroughly investigated. Not only them, but also their families must be investigated."

Upon hearing this, Master Liu nodded silently and said nothing more.

Since things have come to this point, there's no point in saying anything; he can only endure it.

Yang Fan carefully returned to the wooden house, closed the doors and windows, and then carefully took out the small cauldron, wanting to see what the wooden sword was all about that made the old Taoist priest value it so much.

After a while, Yang Fan carefully picked up the wooden sword and examined it closely.

Yang Fan's heart pounded wildly after just a couple of glances.

Although it was just a wooden sword, Yang Fan could feel the deep pressure it brought.

"This looks even stronger than those top-grade spirit swords. Could it be a magic weapon?"

Having been in the sect for several months, Yang Fan had gained some understanding of the weapon levels of cultivators through casual conversations with his fellow disciples.

Weapons used by ordinary people are called ordinary weapons.

Above ordinary weapons are magical artifacts, and above magical artifacts are spiritual weapons.

Above spiritual artifacts lies magical treasures.

Ordinary disciples mostly use common magical artifacts, while only Foundation Establishment cultivators are qualified to use spiritual artifacts, but they mostly use low-grade spiritual artifacts.

Generally, only elders at the Core Formation stage use magic weapons.

Although magic weapons and spiritual artifacts are only one level apart, the difference between them is like heaven and earth.

Even if both are Core Formation cultivators, if their weapons are different, a magic weapon can easily suppress a spiritual weapon.

Because of the immense power of magical treasures, many cultivators in the early stages of Core Formation do not even possess magical treasures and can only use top-grade spiritual artifacts to deal with their enemies.

"This thing is clearly stronger than a top-grade spirit sword; it must be a magic weapon!"

"This thing must be kept safe. It must not be shown to anyone else until I can use it."

Yang Fan didn't dare to look closely and hurriedly put the wooden sword away.

Only cultivators in the reception stage can use magic weapons; a mere Qi Refining stage disciple like him simply cannot control them.

If this thing is discovered by others, Yang Fan will be in big trouble.

Therefore, Yang Fan will not let the wooden sword out again until he can control it.

"But if this thing is a magical artifact, why would it be hidden in the Sword Tomb?"

The value of a magic weapon is extremely high; countless Core Formation cultivators would kill for it. How could it possibly be casually left in the Sword Tomb?

"This Master Liu put a restriction on the wooden sword, so he probably knows something. But why doesn't he put the wooden sword away?"

"Furthermore, how did that old Taoist priest know that Qingyun Temple had wooden swords?"

After pondering for a while, considering the Qingyun Temple Ascension Token in the old Taoist's hand, this information was most likely left behind by the old Taoist's ancestors.

"I never imagined that what the old Taoist priest left to his descendants would end up benefiting me."

Yang Fan shook his head slightly.

Although we've received the items, we still need to be careful.

Over the next few days, Yang Fan continued to diligently help forge weapons.

Because of the previous traitor, the sect has sent many people to investigate in the past few days.

However, after investigating, not many problems were found.

After the three traitors escaped, Sword Forging Valley didn't experience too much trouble.

However, the presence of three pseudo-Core Formation Realm cultivators lurking within the sect has frightened many people, and the guards at the entrance of Sword Forging Valley have become much stricter these past few days.

Fortunately, Yang Fan was an acquaintance, and Xuan Yang valued Yang Fan highly, so no one was watching him, and Yang Fan was happy to have some peace and quiet.

His only concern was that Xu Longyue was being too nice to him.

She would contact him almost every night, and each time she would give him a lot of things, which put a lot of pressure on Yang Fan.

The hardest thing to bear is the kindness of a beautiful woman. This charming and beautiful woman gives him all sorts of good things every day, which makes Yang Fan very nervous.

More importantly, as the two gradually became familiar with each other, Xu Longyue would chat with him about cultivation matters every day.

How desolate one must be on Red Lotus Peak, how austere must the days of solitary cultivation be.

It seemed that both overt and covert hints were being given to Yang Fan, which gave him a bit of a headache.

He understood Xu Longyue's meaning, of course, but he simply wasn't in the mood for it.

What a joke! He's not even sure if he can save his own life right now, how could he be in the mood to do these things?

However, Xu Longyue was stronger than him, and more importantly, she knew a lot of his secrets. Under these circumstances, even if he was unwilling, he could only pretend to comply.

"You seem a bit distracted. Do you feel like you're making progress too slowly?"

Because the weapons were to be forged by tomorrow, Xu Longyue specifically called him out.

The moonlight was hazy, and Xu Longyue looked at him with misty eyes.

"No, it's me, sigh!"

Yang Fan wanted to say everything on his mind, but in the end he could only sigh.

"Alright, breaking through to the first level of the Qi Refining stage in just a few months is already quite fast!"

Xu Longyue comforted him from the side.

Because Xu Longyue gave him too many good things, Yang Fan had no choice but to pretend to break through and reluctantly hide his cultivation level at the first level of the Qi Refining stage.

At least he has some level of cultivation.

"Yes, for me, it's already quite an achievement to be able to advance to the first level of the Qi Refining stage."

As Yang Fan spoke, he glanced tentatively at Xu Longyue.

"Do you think someone with my level of cultivation could die at any moment?"

Xu Longyue quickly reached out and covered his mouth, looking at him with a hint of reproach.

"You mustn't say such unlucky things."

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan scratched his head somewhat awkwardly.

However, he already had a plan in mind.

If Qingyun Temple has no way to resolve the blood seal, he will try to fake his death to escape.

The two chatted for a while before parting ways.

The next day, all the weapons were finished being forged.

The White Phoenix Fairy of Red Lotus Peak looked at the weapon and nodded in satisfaction, a rare smile appearing on her face.

"Hmm, the weapons from Sword Forging Valley are indeed excellent. Thank you!"

After speaking, Fairy Bai Feng gestured for the female disciples of Red Lotus Peak to leave with their weapons.

Xu Longyue looked at Yang Fan with some reluctance.

With her master in front of her, she could do nothing but signal to Yang Fan with her eyes.

"Walk!"

Bai Fengxianzi glanced at Xu Longyue and urged them to leave.

After Xu Longyue left, Master Xuanyang looked at everyone and a smile appeared on his face that he hadn't seen in a long time.

"Yang Fan, you performed very well. I will reward you handsomely. Would you be interested in staying in Sword Forging Valley and becoming our disciple?"

Yang Fan used to be just a menial servant, so for Master Xuanyang to ask him if he was willing to become a disciple was already a great honor for him.

"As a servant in the miscellaneous service hall, I cannot make decisions on my own. If Master wishes to bestow a reward, why not give me the opportunity to access the Scripture Pavilion?"

Xuan Yang was somewhat surprised by Yang Fan's words, but when he saw that Yang Fan had already advanced to the first level of Qi Refining, he nodded in understanding.

"Indeed, you've reached the first level of Qi Refining, so you should definitely visit the Scripture Pavilion."

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and a token fell into Yang Fan's hand.

"This is my token. With this token, you can enter the Scripture Pavilion. However, with your current cultivation level, you can only look at it, not touch the contents. Do you understand?"

"Disciple understands!"

Upon receiving the token, Yang Fan was overjoyed. This way, he could go to the Scripture Pavilion to find a way to dispel the blood seal and then decide on his next move.