Extracting all things: My attributes grow infinitely.

Old Han, leaning on his cane, walked slowly down the mountain.

Turning around the bend in the mountain road.

The Dan Pavilion behind them was completely hidden by layers of ancient trees.

He stopped, and his cloudy old eyes suddenly blinked, a glint of light flashing deep in his pupils.

next moment.

His entire being transformed from a hunched old man into a gray shadow.

He casually tossed aside his cane, lifted his clothes, and sprinted down another side road, his feet barely touching the ground, showing no signs of old age whatsoever.

We crossed half a mountain.

Old Man Han, familiar with the place, found his way to a secluded cave.

He made a hand seal and tapped the stone door three times short and once long with his five fingers.

The stone door slid open silently, leaving a crack.

A fair, delicate hand reached out from the crack in the door, grabbed him by the back of his collar, and pulled him inside.

The stone gate slammed shut behind them.

"Did you miss?"

The speaker was a young woman with a slender figure and a hint of impatience in her eyes. She was wearing a narrow-sleeved blue dress with a silver silk armor around her waist, and she was looking at Old Man Han with her arms crossed.

Old Han wiped the sweat from his brow, slumped down on the stone bench, and it took him a while to catch his breath.

"Don't even mention it, that kid... something's off!"

The woman frowned slightly: "What's wrong?"

Old Man Han looked full of regret: "I think I've really encountered the reincarnation of a true immortal this time! I passed all three stages of the alchemy test, and even refined a top-grade six-patterned elixir in the final stage!"

"That genius surnamed Wen isn't even worthy of carrying his shoes!"

The woman's eyes lit up: "With such talent, the pills he refines will surely far surpass those ordinary ones. If we can defeat him, why should we worry about not being able to cultivate Qi?!"

"That was my original plan too." Old Han shook his head, his eyes still filled with lingering fear. "But this kid is a bit strange!"

"How so?"

Old Han slapped his thigh and said irritably, "I was originally planning to fabricate a backstory to lure him in little by little, but... this kid suddenly showed murderous intent towards me without any warning!"

The woman's expression hardened, then she looked at him with suspicion: "...Are you trying to make excuses for your mistake?!"

"We've been Daoist partners for so many years, and you still don't believe me!?"

Old Man Han's eyes widened immediately: "The reason I've survived this long in this ruthless Immortal Alliance is because of this instinct for danger! That kid definitely intends to kill me; he's incredibly sinister!"

The woman said, "Then you must have let something slip, making him realize something was wrong! But if he had murderous intent, why didn't he ultimately attack you?"

"How would I know!"

Old Han sighed, "I've been lucky to escape with my life this time. Based on that one moment of perception, I'm 100% certain that the kid wasn't an ordinary Qi Refining cultivator, but rather someone at the Qi Cultivation stage!"

"Qi Refining Realm..."

The woman's expression immediately turned somewhat unpleasant.

If he really was at the Qi Refining stage, it would be a good thing that Old Man Han didn't succeed.

otherwise.

That's their death day!

She paced back and forth a couple of steps, then looked up and said, "Never mind, we'll just change our target next time. Anyway, the assessment only starts every six months."

Old Han touched his full head of silver hair, still feeling lingering fear.

"That's all we can do."

……

Jiang Chuan withdrew his gaze and turned to walk towards another mountain path.

He was indeed quite curious about the secrets behind Old Man Han.

An old apprentice who has failed the exam for fifty years can casually reveal the secret of a Foundation Establishment True Person reincarnated and starting over. Anyone would find that suspicious.

But after weighing the options for a moment, Jiang Chuan suppressed the urge to take action.

Firstly, there are many people around here, and making a move openly will inevitably cause some trouble.

Secondly, since Old Man Han voluntarily revealed this information, it can be considered as forming a good relationship.

There's no need to go to extremes.

However, while Old Man Han could wait, the other person couldn't.

Wen Ziyu.

The light from the treasure mirror behind Jiang Chuan's head shone brightly, and a mark quietly appeared. It was a divine imprint that he had secretly attached to Wen Ziyu during the assessment when no one was paying attention.

This method isn't particularly sophisticated, but its strength lies in its concealment. Given his Qi Refining Realm cultivation level, coupled with the concealment effect of [Deceive Heaven], it's quite effective.

Even Lu Yuanshan, whose cultivation level was higher than his, did not notice it.

It's even less likely that Wen Ziyu would agree.

The mark flickered slightly.

It quickly veered off to the southwest.

Without further delay, Jiang Chuan lifted his foot and instantly transformed into a pale blue afterimage, silently gliding away along the mountain wall.

The mountain path became increasingly remote, and at the bottom of Yuanling Mountain, on a semi-abandoned cliff, stood several low stone chambers.

This is where those menial servants who haven't even reached the level of Dan Tong live.

The spiritual energy is scarce.

Overgrown with weeds.

Even the patrolling disciples couldn't be bothered to set foot there.

In front of a stone chamber, Wen Ziyu stood with his hands behind his back. In front of him stood a trembling servant holding a brocade box, his head bowed so low it was almost buried in his chest.

"Senior Brother Wen, please calm down! Please calm down! I never expected that Lieyang's methods to be so sophisticated. In all the intelligence I've handled over the years, there has never been a mistake, except for this time..."

Wen Ziyu raised his hand expressionlessly, and a bright green flame shot out from his fingertip, silently disappearing into the servant's brow.

The man froze, his mouth agape, the light in his eyes fading rapidly as if it had been drained away.

A moment later.

The servant collapsed to the ground like a lump of mud, lifeless.

Wen Ziyu withdrew her finger, as if she had merely crushed an ant.

He turned around, gazing at the celestial mountain floating in the sea of ​​clouds in the distance, and took a deep breath.

A cool sensation seeped into my lungs.

This finally calmed the surging anger in his chest a little.

How could a pill-refining apprentice of unknown origin possibly refine a six-patterned superior-grade elixir?

He still hasn't figured this out.

But the more pressing issue right now is not figuring out this problem, but rather how to explain to Professor Shen that he didn't receive the "Outstanding Person" title!

Teacher Shen placed high hopes on him, and for this assessment, he went so far as to use his personal connections to personally speak to Teacher Lu.

The results of it?

He was utterly crushed by a Dan Tong of unknown origin!

He paced back and forth a few times, his mind racing as he considered how to respond to Teacher Shen.

Just as I was lost in thought, I suddenly felt a chill on the back of my neck.

His pupils suddenly contracted.

Subconsciously, one would activate their protective true energy.

But one hand was faster than him! Five fingers gripped the back of his neck like iron clamps, and a powerful, unreasonable surge of scorching true energy poured in, instantly sealing off all the meridians in his body.

Wen Ziyu froze on the spot, desperately trying to turn his eyes back, but could only catch a glimpse of a blurry outline of a green robe.

then.

Then everything went black.

The next moment, a warm starlight shone down from behind his head, like a flowing galaxy, reawakening his consciousness.

When Wen Ziyu opened her eyes again, a faint starlight flickered deep within her pupils.

"Greetings, Master!"