Extracting all things: My attributes grow infinitely.

The light came extremely fast, and Chang Yuexian had no time to dodge. The moment she touched the deep blue light, she trembled all over.

An overwhelming, chilling power poured into her palm, surging through her limbs and bones like a tidal wave.

"you……!"

Chang Yuexian's pupils suddenly contracted.

Followed by.

Her cultivation level then began to rise steadily.

Accepting Qi, Qi Refining Stage 1, Qi Refining Stage 5... Qi Refining Perfection!

A powerful aura erupted from her body, and her cultivation, which had been suppressed by the illusion, was now fully released.

But Chang Yuexian's face was frighteningly pale.

She could clearly feel that the Ding Fire Qi that she had cultivated for many years was being forcibly drawn out of her dantian by a cold force.

Instead, a vast and unfamiliar stream of Gui water Qi took root wildly along the emptied meridians.

Her foundation was replaced!

"Bai Qiuhan! What have you done to me?!"

Bai Qiuhan did not answer.

He stood deep within the stone chamber, his shadow half-lit and half-dark, and there was a hint of relief in his gaze as he looked at her.

"Junior Sister Chang, this is an opportunity that is meant for you, why are you refusing it?"

His voice was faint.

Chang Yuexian felt a chill run through her body.

Her lifelong cultivation of the Ding Fire Dao Foundation has been forcibly replaced by the Gui Water Dao Foundation!

But she couldn't understand why her Ding Fire Qi, even after being refined to the point of Qi Refining Perfection, was only at the third rank, first level.

This Taiyin Xuan Shui Qi is a genuine second-grade, third-level Qi. What cultivator would be foolish enough to exchange a second-grade Qi for a third-grade Qi?

and……

How did Bai Qiuhan manage to do that?!

Jiang Chuan stood in the corner, remaining motionless.

It wasn't that he didn't want to, but that he couldn't move. The aura emanating from Chang Yuexian had already broken through the limitations of the illusion, suppressing him so much that he couldn't even get close.

He could only watch helplessly as Bai Qiuhan raised his hand.

"Ascension Array, activate!"

Buzz...!

Countless dark golden array patterns simultaneously lit up the floor, walls, and even the hazy void above the stone chamber.

The array patterns, as if alive, grew wildly along anything they could cling to, and in the blink of an eye, they covered the entire secret realm.

He felt the refining aura that was strangely familiar to him.

Jiang Chuan then understood.

There's no such thing as an illusion.

From beginning to end, this was a pre-arranged formation, a refining array using this very place as its furnace!

"Junior Sister Chang, Junior Brother Jiang."

Bai Qiuhan stood atop the array's core, his voice soft yet clearly reaching everyone's ears: "Thank you both for your help in my ascension!"

The moment the attack began, Jiang Chuan felt a scorching power surging from all directions, as if it wanted to forcibly refine him.

The Starry Sky Mirror lit up on its own, and a celestial light shield expanded around him, the azure starlight blocking out the heat.

However, the light shield lasted for less than two breaths before its surface cracked with spiderweb-like fine lines.

This formation is a method for foundation building!

"Damn it!"

Jiang Chuan gritted his teeth, desperately trying to find a way to break the deadlock.

On the other side.

Chang Yuexian was in an even more disheveled state than him.

Although she had recovered her cultivation, the second-grade, third-level Gui Water Qi was rampaging through her meridians like an uncontrollable evil dragon.

She cultivated the Ding Fire technique her whole life, but now her Dao foundation has become Gui Water.

The body is in conflict between water and fire elements.

The Dharma body has been stretched to the point of being on the verge of collapse!

But she remained incredibly calm, staring intently at Bai Qiuhan, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth. She suddenly said, "I understand. You want to change your path, to cultivate Ding Fire anew, and to use Ding Fire to build your foundation!"

Change course!?

Jiang Chuan was shocked, and disbelief appeared in his eyes.

After a cultivator absorbs the Qi, their foundation merges with the spiritual energy, transforming into a wisp of primordial Qi that is interconnected with their life force.

After condensing the primordial Qi, one must pay a great price to switch to cultivating techniques of the same attribute.

Not to mention changing the original path!

How did Bai Qiuhan manage to do that?!

wrong……!

A chill ran through Jiang Chuan's heart.

If Bai Qiuhan wants to switch to cultivating Ding Fire, then it makes sense why he values ​​himself so much!

Among the Qi Refining cultivators enslaved by Jiang Chuan, Yun Danzi and Hua She both aspired to establish their foundations, but only Shen Henian truly understood the secrets of Foundation Establishment.

It was also through him.

Jiang Chuan only found out then.

For a Qi Refining cultivator to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

One of the conditions is to refine an ultimate object that corresponds to one's own attribute, as an aid to comprehend the wonder of the fusion of Yin and Yang!

In other words, if Bai Qiuhan wants to use Ding Fire to establish his foundation, he needs to refine an object of the purest and most Yang Bing Fire!

And he,

It is precisely the fire element that is being cultivated!

In other words, from the very beginning, he was part of Bai Qiuhan's scheme, and an indispensable spiritual ingredient for his breakthrough in cultivation!

Jiang Chuan figured it out, but it was no use, because the array patterns above his head had already started to move.

Countless golden chains emerged from the formation, coiling towards him and Chang Yuexian.

The protective barrier shattered instantly, and Jiang Chuan felt his body tighten as he was pulled up by chains and suspended in mid-air.

He struggled twice, but the chains didn't budge.

Chang Yuexian was the same; the moonlight around her surged wildly, and the Ding Fire Qi that had been separated from her body had completely left, transforming into a warm flame that hovered above her head, pulsating slightly.

"It's done."

Bai Qiuhan sighed with relief.

He raised his hand and beckoned, and the ball of Ding Fire Qi slowly drifted toward him.

"So, you two."

He clenched his fists tightly.

"Refine!"

boom!

The entire formation erupted into a frenzy, the golden chains tightened abruptly, and a refining power far more potent than before pressed down from all directions.

Jiang Chuan groaned, his vision blurring.

He knew that if things continued like this, it wouldn't be long before he and Chang Yuexian were both refined into two pure spiritual energies by this great formation.

He suddenly looked at Chang Yuexian. This woman remained extremely calm even at this moment, which meant she must have a backup plan.

Jiang Chuan roared, "If you don't make a move now, when will you?!"

Click!

As his voice fell, a very soft, crisp sound came from the direction of Chang Yuexian.

The sound was so faint that it was almost drowned out by the roar that filled the room.

But then, a beam of cold moonlight suddenly shot up from Chang Yuexian's chest.

The moonlight tore through the golden chains, ripped apart the array patterns filling the room, and also shattered the relieved smile on Bai Qiuhan's face.

In the moonlight, a figure slowly emerged.

Clad in white, bathed in moonlight, her face indistinct except for her eyes, which were as cold as a frosty moon.

The entire secret realm froze completely at that moment.

The smile on Bai Qiuhan's face slowly faded.

"So you had this kind of trick up your sleeve."

The figure landed in front of Chang Yuexian, said nothing, but simply raised his hand and gently brushed it above her head.

The rampant Gui Water Qi within Chang Yuexian's body immediately calmed down, and her pale complexion eased somewhat.

"Master..."

True Man Chiyue did not respond to her; his gaze passed over her and fell upon Bai Qiuhan above the array's core.

"I see."

Her eyes gleamed, and in an instant, she calculated the cause and effect. A look of interest appeared on her face: "With your cultivation level, you actually know the secret that the Gui Water Path has been severed... Did that old bastard Changsheng tell you?"

She quickly denied it, saying, "No, before his reincarnation, Changsheng only achieved Dao Integration three times. He wasn't qualified to know about this. Where did you get your information?"

This time, her gaze toward Bai Qiuhan was more inquisitive, as if she wanted to see through Bai Qiuhan's past and present lives.

Bai Qiuhan stood tall.

Even when facing a highly experienced Foundation Establishment cultivator, he showed no sign of panic.

He chuckled and said, "You are overthinking this, Master. I only learned about this by chance, and it has nothing to do with my reincarnated master."

He then changed the subject, saying, "If you, Master, wish to prevent me from seeking the foundation, sending only an avatar here is probably not enough."

The ethereal voice of the Crimson Moon Immortal chuckled:

"That's enough to deal with you."

Bai Qiuhan shook his head slightly and said firmly, "If I said it's not enough, then it's not enough. Master, please leave!"

The moment Bai Qiuhan finished speaking.

The entire secret realm shattered like a mirror that had been smashed by a hammer.

The sky cracked open, the mountain shadows peeled away, and the lake water swelled upside down.

Even the mystical gold array patterns that flowed across the sky transformed into thin wisps of illusory light, scattering in all directions.

Crimson Moon Immortal's pupils constricted sharply, and for the first time, astonishment appeared on his usually calm and composed face:

"...You wretched creature, you've actually refined the treasure of Mount Fushou, even fooling me!"

Her voice carried a hint of embarrassment and anger.

But she ultimately didn't get a chance to make a move.

The moon-white figure, along with everything beneath her feet, faded away inch by inch in the shattered illusion, vanishing without a trace in an instant.

……

Jiang Chuan felt a blur before his eyes.

When I opened my eyes again, what greeted me was a desolate lake.

Surrounded by mountains on all sides, their shadows like dark ink, a warm, gentle orb of light hangs overhead.

He returned to the lake.

The starting point of the secret realm.

Jiang Chuan was stunned for a moment, and then a chill crept up his spine.

He remembered.

The moment he stepped into the gate of Fushou Mountain, he felt a chill for a moment, but he thought it was just the effect of some kind of formation.

And those spiritual materials, the spiritual materials for the Nine-Turn Life-Extending Pill, are all flawless, except for lacking a bit of "spirituality".

He assumed it was because it had been stored for too long and its spiritual essence had dissipated.

Looking back now

That's clearly fake!

From the moment he and Chang Yuexian stepped into the mountain gate, what they saw and experienced was not the real world. The instant they crossed the mountain gate, they were already dragged into this illusion that blurred the lines between reality and illusion!

"What kind of technique is this... an illusion? Or time reversal?"

Jiang Chuan touched his sleeve and his fingertips touched a round, cool object.

The inner core of the snake demon.

His pupils suddenly contracted.

wrong.

This is neither an illusion nor a time reversal!

If Bai Qiuhan used some means to drag them into the illusion, or to rewind time to before they entered the mountain, then the inner core he extracted from the snake demon should have disappeared completely!

But it's still here!

Jiang Chuan's mind went blank at this unexpected situation.

"World Treasure..."

"What the hell is this thing?!"

Jiang Chuan couldn't figure it out, but he didn't continue thinking about it.

Because he is still standing in this secret realm, it means that he has not yet escaped danger and is still Bai Qiuhan's foundation material!

"That son of a bitch...!"

Jiang Chuan gritted his teeth and looked up towards the southeast.

This time.

Chang Yuexian did not appear before him.

As expected.

If everything that happened before has already actually occurred.

At this moment, Chang Yuexian must still be suffering from the conflict between her Dao foundation and cultivation, making her essentially a cripple, and naturally unable to arrive here quickly.

But she is very important!

His only hope of escaping this place now is to find Chang Yuexian and ask her master, a true immortal, to rescue them!

Without further hesitation, Jiang Chuan moved and sped off to the southeast.

Not long after, he found that familiar figure on a rocky beach by the water.

Chang Yuexian knelt by the water, her moon-white Taoist robe stained with mud, her long hair hanging down in disarray, obscuring most of her face.

The moonlight surrounding her was so dim that it was almost invisible, and her entire aura was extremely weak.

Jiang Chuan's heart sank slightly.

"Fairy Chang," he asked bluntly after landing, "Does your master... still have any backup plans?"

Chang Yuexian slowly raised her head. Her face was deathly pale, and her cold eyes held a complex expression.

After a long while, she shook her head:

"there is none left."

"All my master left me was that jade pendant."

"A clone of her is sealed inside; it's my life-saving artifact, originally intended as a precaution, but I never expected that thief to be so cunning!"

Jiang Chuan frowned, still clinging to a sliver of hope: "Do you still have a way to communicate with her? True Master Chiyue wouldn't just stand by and watch his own disciple be in danger..."

"There's nothing we can do," Chang Yuexian interrupted him, her voice hoarse. "This place is shrouded in Bai Qiuhan's formation, shielding us from the secrets of heaven and isolating us from cause and effect."

"My master is far away in Crimson Moon Mountain and has no idea what happened here."

Even if I die here, she... might not come.

The surroundings suddenly became quiet.

Jiang Chuan fell silent.

He stood there, looking at Chang Yuexian, who was now a cripple, and countless thoughts raced through his mind.

There was no way to get help.

Waiting to die is definitely not in his nature.

After a long while, he suddenly exhaled a soft breath, "Fairy Chang, you know this place like the back of your hand, don't you?"

The starlight in his palm lit up, then vanished into his flesh and blood in an instant, turning into a faint ray of light that hovered at Jiang Chuan's fingertips.

Chang Yuexian was taken aback.

"You...have a way?"

"It's worth a try."

Jiang Chuan raised his head, his eyes filled with an almost obsessive calmness.

He didn't explain to Chang Yuexian because it involved his biggest secret.

The Starry Sky Mirror, and the Extraction of All Things.

Although his cultivation level was suppressed to the peak of Body Tempering.

However, he could receive feedback on his cultivation level through his servants.

The snake demon we encountered earlier is good proof that there are Qi Refining demonic beasts in this place!

Monsters can also rapidly increase their cultivation level through the cruel process of devouring each other!

In other words.

He just needs to hunt down enough monsters.

By relying on the extraction of all things and the effects of the Star Treasure Mirror, a ferocious beast capable of fighting against Bai Qiuhan can be cultivated in a short period of time!

This is his only hope of escaping this predicament!

Chang Yuexian looked at him quietly for a moment, and wisely did not ask any further questions. She supported herself and slowly stood up.

"Come with me."