Burial Furnace

Lu Muyao became more and more certain and stopped asking questions. She lowered her voice and said, "Senior, I'm here to cremate the body."

Zhang Yuan was taken aback: "Cremating a body again? Didn't you just come here last night?"

Lu Muyao muttered to herself, "I was here last night and you bullied me all night," but her face remained calm as she respectfully explained, "When the sect's seniors withdrew from the secret realm, they encountered a powerful enemy and a great battle broke out, so there are some more corpses that need to be dealt with."

"Let's go then." Zhang Yuan nodded and led her towards the cremation hall.

Lu Muyao followed behind him, her gaze fixed on his slightly hunched back, but her mind was filled with thoughts of the scenes from last night.

This seemingly ordinary old man, last night with her... her cheeks flushed slightly, and her heart pounded wildly.

Lu Muyao stood in front of the stove, hesitated for a moment, then mustered her courage and said shyly, "Senior, how about... a 40% off set meal?"

When she said the word "set meal," her voice was barely audible, and her cheeks were already flushed red to her ears.

Zhang Yuan touched his forehead, looking troubled: "I already lost money last night, and you still want a 40% discount?"

He wanted to act like he had suffered a great loss, but the corners of his mouth involuntarily turned up slightly, and he couldn't fake it no matter what.

Because they've made so much money!

And there's such a beautiful woman to warm your bed.

Only a fool would refuse.

Lu Muyao keenly caught the slight smile at the corner of his mouth, and became even more certain in her heart: this old man actually didn't care about the 60% discount at all; to him, a 10% discount or a 90% discount probably made no difference.

She grew bolder, stepped forward, grabbed Zhang Yuan's arm, and gently shook it, her voice as soft as melting honey: "Just a 40% off deal, Senior—spirit stones are so hard to earn! I don't even know how long it will take me to accumulate enough spirit stones to advance to the Golden Core stage..."

As Zhang Yuan felt the soft touch on his arm and the delicate fragrance lingering in his nostrils, he felt a surge of emotion.

When this girl starts to act cute, she's incredibly charming.

He gave in and nodded, saying, "Okay, okay, the 40% off set meal is fine."

"Thank you, senior!"

Lu Muyao was overjoyed. She tiptoed and quickly kissed Zhang Yuan on the cheek.

Then, blushing, she turned around, took out a bulging storage bag from her spatial ring, and threw the corpses inside one by one into the furnace.

Zhang Yuan touched his cheek where he had been kissed, feeling both amused and exasperated.

This girl is becoming more and more uninhibited.

In the furnace, dark golden flames suddenly leaped up, engulfing the body bags one by one.

A rich source of primordial power surged in like a tide, flowing into Zhang Yuan's body.

Eight foundations are established, increasing lifespan by four years.

Two golden pills, adding ten years to one's lifespan.

Two Nascent Souls, adding one hundred years to lifespan.

Zhang Yuan closed his eyes, feeling the warm, primordial energy flowing through his body, nourishing his meridians and enhancing his talent.

Every cremation of a body is a gift of life.

This feeling is so wonderful that it cannot be described in words.

After the flames subsided, Lu Muyao took out spirit stones from her spatial ring and placed them one by one on the counter.

Ten mid-grade spirit stones, two and a half high-grade spirit stones, and two and a half top-grade spirit stones.

Zhang Yuan was secretly delighted.

Now that I have more spirit stones to cultivate with, I should be able to break through to the fifth level of Qi Refining, or even the sixth level.

He calmly stored the spirit stone into his Shadowless Ring.

Seeing that he had accepted the spirit stones, Lu Muyao leaned closer, her face flushed, her beautiful eyes sparkling, utterly captivating: "Senior, when...when shall we go to rest?"

Her voice carried a hint of impatience, a hint of shyness, and a hint of bold anticipation.

This is a senior figure from the Mahayana stage.

Tonight, I must be more proactive and enthusiastic.

Zhang Yuan was somewhat overwhelmed by her watery eyes, so he coughed lightly and said, "Don't rush, it's still early, there might be more business coming in."

Lu Muyao felt somewhat helpless, but she didn't dare to urge him. She could only sit down on a chair to the side and keep Zhang Yuan company while he waited for business.

She sat for a while, her gaze falling on Zhang Yuan, when a sudden inspiration flashed through her mind.

Oh right, haven't I been struggling with this problem for a while? This is a good opportunity to ask for your help!

She took out a jade slip from her spatial ring, held it respectfully with both hands, and presented it to Zhang Yuan, her voice filled with anticipation: "Senior, I once obtained a sword technique called 'The Deceitful Sword of Heaven.' However, this sword technique is too profound, and I have never been able to comprehend it. Could you please give me some pointers?"

She obtained this swordsmanship by chance in an ancient cave.

There were many treasures in that cave at the time, but the most precious one was this jade slip that recorded the "Deceiving Heaven Sword".

She treasured it like a precious gem. After bringing it back to her sect, she consulted her master and the Mahayana stage elders in the sect. However, after they saw it, they all shook their heads and sighed, saying that the sword technique was too profound and they could not understand it.

She had thought she would never learn this sword technique in her lifetime, but seeing this "Senior of the Great Ascension Stage" tonight rekindled a glimmer of hope in her heart.

"The Heaven-Deceiving Sword?" Zhang Yuan became interested.

The night is long, so learning a sword technique would be a good thing.

I just earned a lot of spirit stones, I'll buy a low-grade spirit sword tomorrow, maybe I can use it for self-defense.

If I break through to the Foundation Establishment stage in the future, I will be able to fly on a sword. Wouldn't that be wonderful?

He took the jade slip and said calmly, "Alright, I'll take a look for you."

He placed the jade slip between his eyebrows and infused it with a wisp of true energy.

Instantly, a vast amount of information flooded into his mind like a torrent.

His pupils suddenly contracted.

This swordsmanship...

It's too mysterious, too profound, too obscure and difficult to understand.

But some of the information contained within made him gasp in shock.

This sword strike has an extraordinary origin.

It was created by the Sword Master of the Primordial Era—Sword Invincible. With this "Heaven-Deceiving Sword," that Sword Master suppressed an era, swept across the eight wastelands and six directions, and was invincible.

His name is a symbol of that era.

The terrifying aspect of this swordsmanship lies in—

When you unleash this sword strike, everything the enemy senses and sees is a lie.

The actual location of the sword attack is somewhere you would never expect.

In other words, you thought he was going to stab your head, so you raised your sword to block, but the sword ended up slashing at your calf instead.

You thought he was going to slash your left shoulder, so you dodged to the side, but the sword pierced through your right rib instead.

Only when you are struck by the sword will you realize that you have been deceived.

But by then, it was too late.

"This jade slip is useless." Zhang Yuan casually tossed the jade slip into the furnace. "Throw it away. I'll teach you."

Flames suddenly erupted, engulfing the jade slip and turning it to ashes in an instant.

Lu Muyao's eyes widened, and she almost cried out.

That's the legacy of the Ancient Sword Master! It's priceless! She hasn't even had time to make a copy yet!

I wonder if the Master and Elders have copied it...

She stomped her foot in anger, but when she remembered that the person in front of her was a senior in the Mahayana stage, she swallowed her anger back.