Chapter 11

Amidst the verdant mountains, Qin Yu followed the path from his memory and returned to that cluster of log cabins. He pushed open a creaking wooden door, and what met his eyes were furnishings carved with exquisite patterns, seemingly exuding a faint spiritual energy.

Merely approaching these furnishings made Qin Yu feel refreshed. Excitement sparkled in his eyes as he realized he urgently needed resources: 'Li Xi's family circumstances are clearly quite wealthy, after all his father is the city lord.'

Qin Yu began searching everywhere, and finally found a wooden box under the bed. Opening it, a faint light seeped out. The box was filled with chunk after chunk of transparent spirit stones, emitting halos and sparkling like gems.

After a rough estimate, Qin Yu found there were about fifty spirit stones. He collected them all, then continued his meticulous search, and as a result discovered an even smaller box under Li Xi's pillow. Opening it, he found a sprig of emerald-green grass exuding a rich vitality.

'This must be a precious spirit herb,' Qin Yu thought, 'its spiritual energy is so abundant it is likely what Li Xi used to break through his bottleneck.'

Qin Yu happily put away the spirit herb; originally his bet with Li Xi involved only thirty-six spirit stones, but now he not only obtained fifty spirit stones, but also a spirit herb of unknown quality that was clearly extraordinary.

Afterward, Qin Yu sat cross-legged, preparing to begin cultivation. He could feel the excitement when his hands touched the spirit stones, and his body was unusually agitated. He believed that with these spirit stones he could break through multiple realms in succession. Because he possessed the trait of martial arts aperture-opening, his foundation would be extremely solid and his cultivation effectiveness doubled—all thanks to those few good brothers from the outer sect.

However, at that very moment, a notification appeared in his mind: '【The tool spirits of the Qingtan Sword and the Shennong Cauldron have already condensed; your forum is back online. By channeling spiritual energy, you can project and post in your mind.】'

Qin Yu blinked in surprise, never expecting that the Zhihu forum could also be used in the Cangyuan Jie—it was truly amazing. He tried to mobilize spiritual energy, taking the Qingtan Sword and the Shennong Cauldron out of his consciousness and placing them in his hands, but there was no response.

'Perhaps I should post a query; maybe I could get some good advice,' Qin Yu thought. He then closed his eyes, opened the Zhihu page in his mind, and posted anonymously.

'According to your advice, I have already absorbed growth hormone and selected some powerful cultivation methods, which seem sufficient for now. I also picked two antique dharma treasures; they have now condensed tool spirits, but I cannot communicate with them…'

'Furthermore, I just transmigrated into this world today; in the sect I am merely a menial disciple, yet I have already made enemies and consecutively broken through three realms, defeating them…'

Qin Yu briefly described what had happened today, including that he would participate in the outer sect examination in three days, hoping to receive some advice.

After a while, replies began to appear one after another. Some bored martial artist netizens, who happened to recall the post from ten days ago, and today being the day the original poster transmigrated, although they thought Qin Yu was dreaming, still came out of curiosity to check for any new posts.

Yuan Shen Activation: 'After waiting a full ten days, the original poster has indeed posted again; we can be sure this guy is just here to joke. If you really transmigrated, how are you even online to post? It's ridiculous, completely unreliable!'

Steady Don't Be Reckless: 'Thanks for the invitation, setting aside facts for now, the original poster has already entered the fantasy world and made preparations according to our advice. Then I will dispel the original poster's doubts.'

'First, the original poster has entered the plot of Long Ao Tian, starting with breaking through three realms in a row, first slaying one person, dealing a small slap to the villain.'

'Then now, you have also followed the advice of the outer sect disciples and will participate in the inner sect examination in three days… My advice is to go all the way: as the Son of Destiny of the transmigrator army, once the original poster becomes an inner sect disciple, directly challenge the true transmission and make a name for himself!'

'As the Son of Destiny, blessed with fortune, even if the original poster is only at the third stage of body tempering, even a low‑level nobody cannot approach him; they can only get beaten.'

'Furthermore, since the original poster has already entered the fantasy world… and the antique has indeed produced a tool spirit, why haven't you performed a blood‑binding recognition of mastery? What are you waiting for? For us to transmigrate together and compete with you? Following the usual trope, after a divine object acknowledges its master, cultivation rises and power surges.'

'Moreover, since the original poster claims to have top‑level **, in these three days he should train himself to the point of death; he will definitely improve. With destiny's blessing, he will absolutely not die.'

'Finally, the advice is to directly take out the antique's tool spirit, kill the sect leader, take over oneself, and follow the cultivation‑and‑farming route. No matter how strong an individual is, he has limits; building a supreme power is the true way.'

Qin Yu scanned the replies and saw two familiar faces—indeed, old acquaintances who knew how to give advice.

【Ordinary advice: After becoming an inner sect disciple, directly challenge the true transmission; you will gain a temporary boost of fortune, and any true transmission disciple of the Profound Yang Sect who attacks you will only trigger various heavenly disasters, causing you no harm whatsoever.】

【Ordinary advice: After successfully performing blood‑binding recognition of mastery, there will be a spiritual energy feedback that helps you increase, temper your fleshly body, and reach the utmost in every realm.】

【Ordinary advice: By training to the point of death, you will obtain the nirvana characteristic; each time you are on the brink of death, life potential will be triggered and you will fully recover.】

【Medium advice: Let the Shennong Cauldron kill the Profound Yang Sect leader, then personally lead the Profound Yang Sect; you will gain the smooth‑sailing characteristic, sect elders and disciples will see their cultivation speed increase by fifty percent, their affinity with heaven and earth increase by thirty percent, and the spiritual herbs planted and spiritual beasts raised by the sect will all receive an enhancement.】

【Choice accepted.】

In Qin Yu's mind, the four pieces of advice clearly surfaced.

He couldn't help but sigh, Steady Don't Be Reckless really is a trustworthy person.

However, the fourth piece of advice seems a bit excessive; if he were to summon the Shennong Cauldron's tool spirit now, even if he could defeat the Profound Yang Sect leader, the next day he would attract the attention of other forces.

Of course, if he truly controlled a power and possessed such a trait, it would be nothing short of heaven‑defying!

He could absolutely establish a top‑notch Dao lineage.

But these are, for the time being, unrelated to him.

Thus, he directly responded in his mind.

'Accept the first three pieces of advice.'

【Accepted advice: challenge the true transmission, perform blood‑binding recognition of mastery, train to the point of death; the rewards are as stated above.】

Qin Yu saw that the notification had been triggered.

'Then let's start with blood‑binding recognition of mastery; this is the simplest and will also boost my strength.'

Qin Yu lightly nicked his fingertip with the Qingtan Sword, feeling a slight sting.

He forced out two drops of heart‑blood, which fell onto the Shennong Cauldron and the Qingtan Sword.

'Buzz—buzz—buzz!'

The Qingtan Sword emitted a faint halo, and a hazy figure of a white‑clad youth seemed to appear on the blade, heroic as a deity.

'Qingtan, I have the honor to meet you, young master.'

He bowed slightly, and his gentle voice reached Qin Yu's ears.

Beside the Shennong Cauldron, an ancient figure appeared, wearing a bamboo hat, as if merged with heaven and earth, his expression calm and peaceful yet exuding immense pressure.

'Old Farmer, I have the honor to meet you, young master.'

'Before being upgraded, the Old Farmer can act three times; after three uses, his soul will scatter and the Shennong Cauldron will become a mundane object.'

The weathered voice made Qin Yu's Dao heart more tranquil; three actions… he now effectively has three chances to save his life.

Of course, he also needs to grow quickly.

If he could elevate the Shennong Cauldron to a top‑tier treasure, having such a presence presiding over him would also settle his mind.

'Buzz—buzz—buzz!'

Within the wooden cabin, profound symbols floated about, gradually forming a bridge that linked the two ancient treasures.

Qin Yu felt their intentions merge, enabling him to know what they thought.

And… just at that moment.

The Shennong Cauldron and the Qingtan Sword both radiated brilliant light, spreading outward.

【Because the grades of the Shennong Cauldron and the Qingtan Sword are too high, contracting with them will trigger astonishing heavenly phenomena and the Azure Dragon's blessing, giving you a chance to obtain a kind of Azure Dragon divine technique.】

After the notification appeared, the entire sky over the Canglan Yu faintly showed the illusory image of an ancient cauldron, as if wanting to press down on heaven and earth.

Inside the cauldron were thousands of divine medicines, hundreds of flowers blooming together, dazzling to the extreme, each stalk as radiant as a blazing sun.

Beside the ancient cauldron, there was also a hazy phantom of a divine beast crawling forward, slowly lowering its head.

At this moment… all the strong ones in the entire Canglan Yu have awakened.