95: Advanced Yaksha, Zishanfang collects treasures! (Please read)

Three days later.

In the inner city, within a second-tier Evil Cave.

At the center of the Evil Qi vortex, a slender, tall black figure, almost ten feet in height, was clearly visible. A pair of broad, black and red wings gently flapped behind him. The Evil Qi within the cave converged like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, being wantonly devoured by the Yaksha.

His legs were like eagle talons, and his five fingers were long and slender, resembling sharp daggers, glinting with a cold, sharp light.

His face was green with fangs, and he had two canine teeth in his mouth. His entire body was enveloped in a faint red Evil Qi, and bolstered by Foundation Establishment Cultivator pressure, he appeared incredibly fierce.

A second-tier Low Grade Corpse Puppet, the Flying Yaksha!

After three days of Fusion with the Yaksha Seed and the aid of the Corpse Spirit Creation Liquid, the Red Scale Puppet successfully advanced!

With every movement, Shi Chuan felt a surge of immense power.

Qi Refining Magical Power had transformed into Law Seed power, which was a qualitative leap. A wisp of Law Seed power could easily obliterate a Late Stage Qi Refining Cultivator.

“It’s done.”

Shi Chuan was in high spirits.

Aside from the blood serpent pearl, he now had another second-tier Low Grade Corpse Puppet. He already possessed two Foundation Establishment Cultivator-level Protector powers.

His sense of security had increased further.

The intelligence gathered over the past two days was retrieved by Shi Chuan from his memory.

[Second-tier Green Intelligence: Elder Chang Feng of the Jiao Demon Sect secretly entered Five Elements Immortal City, bringing Yu Jiao and Qu Linglu, who had now become a Disciple of the Jiao Demon Sect, along with several other Disciples. Upon arrival, they took up residence in a Cultivation Family manor in the West Suburb Quarter.]

[Elder Chang Feng secretly formed a collaboration with a certain Foundation Establishment Cultivator in Five Elements Immortal City.]

[Third-tier Purple Intelligence: The Core Formation Old Ancestor Zhang Xingwen in Five Elements Immortal City, whose spiritual pet's injuries were worsening, had repeatedly visited Ten Thousand Treasures Immortal Pavilion to request third-tier healing Medicinal Pills. However, the Medicinal Pills were consistently out of stock, and those allocated from other regions encountered Rogue Cultivators on the way and had yet to arrive, causing Old Ancestor Zhang to be in a very foul mood.]

Among these, what Shi Chuan valued most was that Yu Jiao and Qu Linglu, the Reincarnation spiritual body of Jiang Yuheng, had arrived at Five Elements Immortal City.

Qu Linglu's Profound Wood Spiritual Energy was crucial for the growth of the Demonic Fiend Vine and for the increase of Shi Chuan's Lifespan.

However, what kind of collaboration Elder Chang Feng of the Jiao Demon Sect and the Foundation Establishment Cultivator of the Immortal City had formed, if there was danger, Yu Jiao and Jiang Yuheng would still need to find an Opportunity to escape.

“The influence of this Ten Thousand Treasures Immortal Pavilion almost spans the entire Qi Country. With the Immortal Pavilion’s capabilities, a third-tier healing Medicinal Pill shouldn't be delayed like this. There’s a high probability that there’s an inside story.”

Shi Chuan pondered.

These matters did not affect Shi Chuan’s Cultivation.

Shi Chuan's most important task now was to seize all the Foundation Establishment Cultivator Opportunities for picking up leaks revealed in the intelligence, one by one.

Now, Spirit Medicine like Dragon Ginseng Grass was all in his possession.

After acquiring a few more Foundation Establishment Cultivator spiritual items, when he advanced to Foundation Establishment Cultivator, he would have a greater chance of promoting his Law Seed to High Grade!

High Grade Law Seeds naturally had a 20% chance of Core Formation.

This was comparable to a Core Formation spiritual item.

This was what many Foundation Establishment Cultivators pursued, but Law Seeds and Cultivation Technique, as well as the Opportunities obtained, were closely related, and most Cultivators found Foundation Establishment Cultivator extremely difficult.

Low Grade Law Seeds were the common existence.

“Let’s leave this place first.”

“To Purple Mountain Quarter.”

Shi Chuan made up his mind.

After all, according to the intelligence from two days prior, the Demonic Cultivator Hong Ze, who had refined himself into a Corpse Puppet, had stored many items, including his Spirit Stones and Magical Artifacts, in room seventy-four of Purple Mountain Quarter.

Only two days had passed, and the Demonic Cultivator Hong Ze still had two other old ghosts inside him, fighting for control of his body, so he naturally couldn't be distracted to retrieve the treasures.

After some more time, that might not be the case.

It would be reassuring to get the items as soon as possible!

Out of the Evil Cave.

Shi Chuan requested to move to an Immortal Cave on a normal third-tier Spiritual Vein. Now that the puppet refining was successful, he no longer needed the Evil Cave as much.

Most importantly, he would not suppress the unusual phenomena when he reached Foundation Establishment Cultivator. His alias as Yu Shu still needed to be maintained.

…

Not long after nightfall.

Shi Chuan arrived in front of room seventy-four on Shanbei Street in Purple Mountain Quarter.

This place was located in a relatively secluded residence in Purple Mountain Quarter. The Demonic Cultivator Hong Ze would certainly not choose too conspicuous a place as his stronghold.

The entire house was protected by a standard defensive Formation. If the defensive Formation set up in the house was of a higher grade than the surroundings, even a ghost would know there was something wrong with the house.

This defensive Formation must be standard.

Shi Chuan had absorbed many Artifact Refining techniques from Eternal Vine's memory, and if he achieved something in Artifact Refining, then he would certainly not be weak in Formation.

“A first-tier High Grade defensive Formation, the Thousand Illusions Green Bamboo Formation!”

“An illusion Formation.”

Shi Chuan, with the help of Qin Zhizhi, an Artifact Spirit, channeled the power of the blood serpent pearl into himself, instantly increasing his Divine Soul power severalfold.

He easily saw through the nodes of this first-tier High Grade Formation, and even spotted several weak points in the Formation.

Shi Chuan walked to a weak point in the Formation, raised his right hand, and black, snake-like Demonic Fiend Vines emerged from his palm, merging into the defensive Formation like water.

Buzz!

Half a breath later.

A gap appeared in the defensive Formation, and Shi Chuan stepped through it.

Using his Foundation Establishment Cultivator-level Divine Thought, he cast several Daoist Magic and quickly found the Storage Pouch hidden by the Demonic Cultivator Hong Ze. The Storage Pouch was also protected by numerous Restrictions.

One of these Restrictions, if activated, would surely be detected by the Demonic Cultivator Hong Ze.

Shi Chuan raised his hand and cast several Daoist Magic, sweeping away all the Restrictions on the Storage Pouch. The next moment, the Storage Pouch was completely enveloped by layers of Demonic Fiend Vines, forming a black ball.

The Demonic Fiend Vine could slowly consume the Divine Soul imprint left by Hong Ze, and the blood serpent pearl could also help.

“Withdraw.”

After retrieving the Storage Pouch, Shi Chuan decisively fled.

…

At the same time.

Within an Immortal Cave on the mountainside of Qing Yue Mountain in Wangxian Quarter of the Immortal City.

The Formation outside the cave was currently active, obscuring the area within several hundred steps of the cave with mist.

At this moment, angry roars emanated from within the Immortal Cave.

“Who is it!?”

“Damn it, how dare someone take my things!”

“My Spirit Stones and Magical Artifacts that I saved for so many years!!!”

“Damn it, you two old ghosts have been dead for hundreds of years, and you’re still coveting my body. If it weren’t for you two old geezers, I wouldn’t have lost my things.”

Inside the Immortal Cave, an old man with red hair, dressed in a large red robe, was seated cross-legged within a Formation inscribed with dense Soul Sealing Curses.

At this moment, Hong Ze, in his red robe, glared furiously at two black mists floating a few steps away, muttering curses.

Both black mists extended a chain of black mist, connecting to Hong Ze in the center, menacingly staring at Hong Ze within the Formation.

“Fellow Daoist, calm your anger!”

“I just happen to be proficient in a secret tracking technique, inherited from an ancient Sect. Fellow Daoist, let me control your body first, and I will surely catch the fellow who took your things.”

An old male voice, imbued with a bewitching tone, emanated from one of the black mists.

“Fellow Daoist, don’t listen to that old ghost. This young lady has a third-tier puppet refining technique that will surely allow Fellow Daoist to advance all the way to Late Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, becoming a great Foundation Establishment Cultivator. By then, what Spirit Stones and Magical Artifacts can’t be obtained?”

“This young lady now swears an oath to the Heavenly Dao that every word is true…”

A young female voice emanated from the other black mist.