Chapter 89: Old Monster Qiong Forms His Nascent Soul

Regarding Li Huayuan's invitation, Yan Taibai naturally harbored doubts; when he asked Liu Jing on the road, the other party only said that he wanted to meet him, the number one cultivation genius among the Seven Sects of Yue Kingdom.

And this explanation, Yan Taibai did not quite accept.

"Actually, it is nothing, I just want to make a deal with Nephew Yan?"

Hearing Yan Taibai's words, Li Huayuan and his dao companion, the young woman, exchanged a glance before he spoke to ask.

"Senior, please speak?"

Hearing this, Yan Taibai nodded and smiled.

These were the treasures that Li Huayuan had obtained through various means over the past few hundred years.

"Golden Core, Nephew is right. With Nephew's aptitude, I presume it will not take long before you can advance to the Golden Core Stage. Then follow me." After listening to Yan Taibai's request, a look of envy appeared on Li Huayuan's face as he nodded.

He was truly envious.

The only thing that stood out was that the entire stone chamber was protected by a fiery red light screen, making it impossible for others to enter.

The Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect was also full of joy; ignoring Nangong Wan, she directly issued an order.

"This junior thanks Senior Li." Hearing this, Yan Taibai felt a surge of joy and hurriedly thanked him.

And wanting to form a Golden Core is not an easy matter; even if he has a Heavenly Spirit Root, it is the same—one can only say it is relatively easier.

Yan Taibai handed the Jade Slip to Li Huayuan and added a reminder.

Apart from the two of them, all the Golden Core Stage Cultivators of the entire Masked Moon Sect rushed over, not one of them delaying for a moment.

After all, wanting to form a Golden Core is not an easy matter; even if there is no bottleneck, having more experience can save quite a bit of time.

He had originally wanted to use the "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash" to cut through the Restriction, but now that he had come to Li Huayuan's Green Wave Cave, there was naturally no need to take risks; he had to choose a foolproof method.

"It's fine, fortunately Fellow Daoist Linghu appeared in time, otherwise everything done previously would have been in vain."

Leaving was certainly necessary, but before leaving, he had to deal a heavy blow to the Demon Dao Six Sects; he would kill as many Golden Core Stage Cultivators as possible, and if there was a chance, he would even kill a few Nascent Soul cultivators.

After giving the order, the Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect then spoke to Nangong Wan with a full face of smiles.

As for the previous matter, she no longer cared at all.

"But we cannot just..."

"Senior, rest assured, this junior understands."

After the young woman took the Jade Slip, she stood up and bowed to Yan Taibai to express her gratitude.

Therefore, even the Yan Family Fortress would need about ten years of time to be able to refine two or three cauldrons of Pure Water Spirit Pill.

The Yan Family Fortress did not even have enough for themselves, let alone selling or exchanging a portion.

The Pure Water Spirit Pill is a unique medicinal pill of the Yan Family Fortress, and it is quite famous in Yue Country, Yuanwu Country, and several other nearby countries.

Hearing this, Yan Taibai was not surprised; he was just being polite.

"Let's go, Wan'er, let us go take a look. Unexpectedly, after such a long time, Junior Brother Qiong has already succeeded in forming his Nascent Soul. Now, as long as he can overcome the Heart Demon Tribulation, he can condense his Nascent Soul and become a Nascent Soul cultivator. In this way, the sect will have four Nascent Soul cultivators."

"Alright, sorry to trouble Senior Li."

Especially since this time, once Qiong Laoguai comes out of seclusion, he will inevitably be a Nascent Soul cultivator.

He is actually considered a peer of his, if Qiong Laoguai finds out after coming out of seclusion.

Fortunately, Li Huayuan did not want to get it for free, so he naturally would not be stingy.

"Indeed!"

After all, judging by Yan Taibai's potential, forming a Nascent Soul in the future is a nine-out-of-ten certainty.

Each one is of immense value, and in most cases, they are items that have a price but no market.

Who knows how many Foundation Establishment cultivators practicing water-attribute techniques want to obtain one to increase their success rate in breaking through bottlenecks.

Seeing this, Li Huayuan impatiently took the Jade Slip and said with a face full of smiles.

Even the other two Nascent Soul cultivators had come out of seclusion and rushed over, but their expressions were slightly different.

The Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect's pretty face, which still held a hint of youthful immaturity, was now extremely livid, making Nangong Wan feel miserable inside, yet she had to bite the bullet and press for an answer.

And regardless of whether he is the so-called Golden Body, wanting to break through the Golden Core Stage is no longer a difficult matter for him.

"No problem, feel free to look, don't be polite."

Before the words fell, the heaven and earth spiritual energy of the Masked Moon Sect underwent an astonishing change, becoming violent and chaotic, and heading in the same direction.

The reason Yan Taibai wanted to ask Li Huayuan for cultivation techniques was not entirely for the subsequent "Azure Origin Sword Art" and "Great Geng Sword Array".

Calling it a "treasure vault" is actually just an ordinary stone chamber.

But he knew the pill formula, yet it was of no great use to him, so it was shelved.

"Nephew Yan, please follow me."

Subsequently, he began to examine the treasure vault stone chamber and the treasures within the colorful light orbs.

As for the other silver page, he had already obtained it at the Giant Sword Sect's marketplace; he was only missing the golden page.

"This is naturally no problem."

Then he handed it to the young woman, his dao companion, beside him.

After saying a polite remark for Yan Taibai to wait a moment, Li Huayuan walked to the barrier and casually swiped a finger across it.

Hearing this, Nangong Wan nodded her head repeatedly, also incomparably happy.

After hearing Li Huayuan's purpose, Yan Taibai suddenly realized, and also felt a sense of relief in his heart, then he spoke.

Besides envy, Li Huayuan also did not want to offend Yan Taibai; he just wanted to be on good terms as much as possible and sell a favor.

Seeing this, the young woman beside Li Huayuan had a flushed face, appearing quite excited.

Yan Taibai nodded and smiled.

Top-tier Magical Tools, Jade Slips, materials... they were all there, dazzling to the eyes, but compared to Qiong Laoguai's cave dwelling, they were far inferior.

Once one breaks through the Golden Core Stage, one can be considered a high-level cultivator anywhere in the entire Human World.

With such complicated feelings, Li Huayuan led Yan Taibai to his own Library Pavilion; just like the treasure vault from before,

it was merely an ordinary stone chamber, and more than half of the colorful light orbs within were missing, with only fifty or sixty left.

Yan Taibai smiled faintly and looked at Li Huayuan again.

Li Huayuan did not hide anything and spoke straightforwardly.

They were Gold Origin Crystal and Sha Gold Stone, both of which were rare materials for artifact refining.

When he took them away, Li Huayuan's eyes were full of heartache, yet he still had to smile and offer praise.

For instance, regarding the previous matter, Yan Taibai understood even more clearly just how dangerous his current situation was.

Afterwards, the master and disciple left Sunset Hall and headed straight for the mountain peak where Qiong Laoguai was located.

"This junior does not have the Pure Water Spirit Pill, but I do have a copy of the pill formula, which I can gift to you, Senior."

Nothing was more important than Qiong Laoguai undergoing Golden Core formation.

After all, this concerned whether she could break through the Foundation Establishment Mid-stage; once she broke through the Foundation Establishment Mid-stage, she would be closer to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, and perhaps there would be a glimmer of hope for Golden Core formation in the future.

It took a full meal's time for Yan Taibai to take away the two metal-attribute materials.

And he was a Three Yang Body, second only to the Heavenly Spirit Root; in such a situation, how could he not be envious, or even jealous?

It had to be said that there were still quite a few good things, but they were of little use to Yan Taibai, so he simply passed over them.

After speaking, Yan Taibai took out a blank Jade Slip, pressed it against his brow, and used his divine sense to record the pill formula for the Pure Water Spirit Pill within it.

Afterwards, he followed Li Huayuan out of the hall and headed toward the treasure vault he had mentioned.

Suddenly, the light curtain split open, revealing a gap a zhang wide.

If the Yan Family Fortress were still in the Yue Kingdom Cultivation World, it would not be much of a problem for Li Huayuan to go to the Yan Family Fortress to trade for one or two pills given his status.

Seeing this, Yan Taibai followed Li Huayuan inside, and his eyes lit up.

"Senior Li, you flatter me. However, this junior has already advanced to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage Great Perfection. May I ask if you have any cultivation techniques here that this junior could reference to gain some experience for Golden Core formation?"

After all, if Li Huayuan were here, it would truly be difficult for him to take that golden page.

"Since that is the case, then this junior will not decline. Many thanks, Senior Li."

"Is Junior Brother Taibai alright?"

Yan Taibai asked directly.

"Mm-hmm!"

There was no help for it; Yan Taibai's cultivation speed was truly shocking.

He was about to form a Golden Core in a mere ten-plus years, using only about one-tenth of the time it took him to form his own Golden Core.

And relying on his now somewhat accomplished "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash," even if he faced a Nascent Soul cultivator, he would still have the power to fight; at the very least, retreating unscathed was no longer a difficult task.

If Li Huayuan did not give it to him and he wanted it for free, he would say it was left at his cave dwelling in the Yanyue Sect or at the Yan Family Fortress, and he would need to go back to retrieve it.

Everyone knew how scarce spirit pills, medicines, and other cultivation resources were in the Tiannan Cultivation World.

"Junior Nephew Yan, feel free to take whatever you fancy, but you are limited to three items at most."

"Master, this... what is this?"

One could see a full one or two hundred colorful light orbs floating in the air within the stone chamber.

"It seems that Uncle-Master Qiong has truly obtained a significant opportunity this time, to have broken through his situation and begun Golden Core formation so quickly."

The Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect smiled like a flower and agreed.

"Junior Nephew has a truly excellent eye; these two materials will definitely be among the best for refining your Life-Bound Magical Treasure when you form your Golden Core."

Li Huayuan emphasized his tone again.

In such a situation, he was not someone he could afford to offend.

The items in Qiong Laoguai's cave dwelling treasure vault were truly countless, numbering a full one or two thousand, and if there were no accidents, all of them would be his in the future.

Nangong Wan asked tentatively.

Seeing this, how could Li Huayuan not understand what was meant? While his heart ached, he had to stand up and say with an undiminished, enthusiastic smile.

Surprise and excitement appeared on Nangong Wan's beautiful face; she clearly knew what had happened.

"Wan'er, Fellow Daoist Linghu from Huangfeng Valley sent a message saying that he rescued Junior Nephew Taibai from the hands of the remaining Nascent Soul of the Cloud Witch. To ensure nothing goes wrong and to prevent any further accidents, he wants me to send someone to bring Junior Nephew Taibai back to the sect to cultivate."

Meanwhile, Li Huayuan, walking in front, did not notice Yan Taibai's calm expression at all, and instead said quite proudly.

In this situation, how could he possibly offend him over such a small matter?

"Every item in this treasure vault has been planted with a Restriction; if it is not retrieved by me or my wife personally, it will immediately trigger the array within the stone chamber and trap the intruder here until they die."

"In that case, Master, who will you send to Huangfeng Valley to pick up Junior Brother Taibai? If it is a Golden Core stage Senior Brother or Senior Sister, I fear it might not be safe enough."

Seeing this, Yan Taibai nodded with a satisfied expression and smiled.

But the experience within still had no small amount of use.

"All disciples and elders, listen to my order: activate the Sect Protection Array!"

At the same time, at the Sunset Hall of the Yanyue Sect.

But the Yan Family Ancestor had long since taken away all such spirit pills and medicines without leaving a single one; how could Yan Taibai possibly still have any?

And Yan Taibai was not polite either, directly starting to search and choose within the stone chamber of the Library Pavilion.

And given his current situation, it was inconvenient for him to go and retrieve it for the time being.

So after speaking, Li Huayuan left the stone chamber, leaving Yan Taibai to browse at his leisure.

"Finally found it."

"These are the cultivation techniques I have obtained over so many years. There are not many top-tier techniques related to Golden Core formation among them, only ten or so sets. Look at them as you please! I will not disturb you."

"You are too kind, Madam."

Then he would inevitably have to suffer a great loss.

Hearing this, the Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect's expression cleared slightly as she spoke.

Li Huayuan naturally wanted to obtain the recipe for the Pure Water Spirit Pill from Yan Taibai for nothing, but Yan Taibai's status was there for all to see.

"Nephew, you hail from the Yan Family Fortress and have inherited the majority of the Yan Family Fortress's legacy. I wonder if you know the recipe for the Pure Water Spirit Pill, or perhaps have the Pure Water Spirit Pill on hand. I will not hide it from you, Nephew: my Dao companion is currently only a hair's breadth away from breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Mid-stage. She cultivates a top-tier water-attribute technique, and if she had the Pure Water Spirit Pill to assist her breakthrough, her chances of success would increase by twenty or thirty percent. Therefore, upon hearing that you had arrived, I had Jing'er invite you over."

This was indeed the truth; he had refined who knows how many mineral veins during this period, and he was not too far from breaking through to the Golden Core Stage.

Li Huayuan glanced at the techniques he had collected and spoke.

"This concubine thanks Fellow Daoist Yan."

The main reason was that he wanted the "Three Revolutions Heavy Origin Technique" contained within, as it held experiential wisdom regarding the Golden Core. If one were to speak of True Essence Magic Power, no Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator in the entire Human World could compare to him, so he had absolutely no need to re-cultivate three times.

"This is the medicinal pill; Senior Li and the Fairy may take a look. However, some of the materials and spiritual herbs within are truly hard to come by. Senior will have to put in some effort."

After revealing a look of joy and muttering to himself in his heart, Yan Taibai continued to examine other techniques and divine abilities to increase his experience.

He had to break through to the Golden Core Stage as quickly as possible to have the power to protect himself, especially with the Demon Dao Six Sects potentially invading at any moment.

"Nephew, you jest. How could I accept such a precious recipe for nothing? How about this: you may take one or two items from my treasure vault as a greeting gift and an exchange for the item. How does that sound?"

Before long, he discovered the golden page he wanted inside a jade box. Recorded on the page was an ordinary technique called the "Condensing Origin Technique," and the divine ability was also an extremely ordinary auxiliary technique, the "Spirit Gathering Art," which could merely speed up the gathering of spiritual Qi during cultivation.

The cold woman's gaze was slightly complex; Qiong Laoguai forming his Nascent Soul meant that the position of Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect was basically out of reach for her lineage.

Even if Qiong Laoguai's realm was not as high as hers, if the Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect insisted on passing the position of Great Elder to Qiong Laoguai, she would find it difficult to stop him.

(End of this chapter)