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Although Kun was very reluctant to move, the silly fish became happy again after Li Fan promised to buy it a millstone so it could grind tofu as much as it wanted.

Sigh, after all, it doesn't even know what a millstone is yet...

In short, Li Fan searched all over the Five Sons Peak of Mo Mountain. The True Person guarding the Five Sons Peak was probably the Five-Colored Squad who had served as Li Fan's bodyguards for a few days. However, they were not in the mountains, and it was unknown what mission they had been sent to carry out. But it could be seen that the Five Peaks were once quite populous, and there were still abandoned caves and ruins near some of the energy points and spiritual veins. It was deathly still, like a graveyard.

In contrast, Heavenly Craft Peak is almost like a town, with flying boats and spaceships coming and going constantly. Even if the children of the Tiangong Cultivation Family cannot cultivate Qi, they can still work as craftsmen. This skill is passed down and they never have to worry about going hungry. On the contrary, it is full of vitality.

Therefore, comparing the Mo Shan and Tian Gong lineages, it's not entirely true that Cultivation Method cultivation technique guarantees a stronger sect lineage. It's simply a matter of fate; opportunities and destiny are truly unpredictable.

Li Fan chose a secluded mountain stream, roughly located between Xiangzi Peak and Xiezi Peak, which was already in the south and quite a distance from the Nine Peaks and Lou Guandao Pagoda to the north. However, it was right at the entrance to Lingqiu Mountain, and it would only take half a day to reach the Middle Valley Dojo, making it very convenient to go south to hunt monsters.

The reason for choosing this location is not only because it's convenient for traveling to the Ten-thousand-mountains, but also because it's close by to Five Sons Peak to borrow the Revered Heavenly Demon's cultivation from our predecessors. Moreover, at the bottom of this mountain ravine lies not only Xiangzi and Lingqiu Mountain and Mo Mountain. The earth's veins converge here, spiritual caves are densely distributed, and the five elements are complete, making it a truly precious land for immortals to cultivate. In other words, it's a remote and sparsely populated deep mountain forest.

Therefore, there are many spirit beasts and various rare birds and animals around this mountain stream, so Li Fan doesn't need to worry about them. He can simply let the Cloud Hidden Leopard roam freely in the mountain stream.

Li Fan chose a spiritual vein by a stream, released a trace of Qiongqi's killing intent to drive away the nearby wild beasts, and settled there as his custom-made immortal abode. He hastily set up a basic magic array, sent Mu Yuan to Heavenly Craft Peak to inform him, and then casually built a thatched hut for cultivation. He also cleared a flat area nearby to practice his sword and palm techniques.

We can add more alchemy workshops or factories later; the surrounding spiritual caves are sufficient. For now, let's focus on cultivating various Cultivation Method and mastering all the Daoist arts we have at hand.

As for the proper cultivation Cultivation Method for Nascent Soul Stage, since he had previously consumed the two tails of that Divine Beast to fully refine the Qi of Heaven and Earth, Li Fan's body was now brimming with the Qi of Heaven and Earth, allowing him to smoothly refine the Wuji Zhenyuan. Combined with the cultivation he gained from the previous dual cultivation, his current cultivation progress had become the fastest.

The most difficult part of entering the Gui Xu Nascent Soul is the beginning, but once you've entered, it's the easiest. All you need to do is Moon Worship to the Tai Su Realm to meditate. Right now, Li Fan is in a great mood again, and he can Moon Worship Realm to cultivate for another round and increase his cultivation level.

These two Nascent Soul Stage cultivators are progressing too quickly, which in turn suppresses Tai Su's cultivation. Therefore, Li Fan still needs to refine the Qiongqi Dao Body. Of course, cultivating the Qiongqi Dao Body isn't difficult; you just need to transform into a tiger and go out for a good meal.

So Li Fan decided to follow the tips taught by Fairy Wangshu and go to the Tai Su Realm to eat his fill, which would also be a good opportunity to cultivate the Gui Xu Nascent Soul and Qiongqi Dao Body Cultivation Method. Wouldn't that be wonderful?

With enough points available, and the house on Heavenly Craft Peak probably not ready yet, Li Fan wandered around Five Sons Peak for a couple of rounds, selecting a suitable Revered Heavenly Demon to eat, cough cough cough, and keep in his heart with reverence.

So Li Fan picked and chose, and finally picked a cow.

Well... strictly speaking, it should be called a rhinoceros. It looks like an ox, dark blue-black, with one horn. It looks strong and fat, about half the size of that giant tiger from before.

Although it's unclear whether the rhinoceros is classified as Divine Beast or a spirit beast, given its enormous size, the Tai Su Realm over there should be suitable for large herbivores. Wouldn't that be paradise for the Qiongqi?

So Li Fan transformed into a tiger and used all his strength to carry the statue of the Revered Heavenly Demon of the Rhinoceros to the vicinity of his dojo. Following the method of Fairy Wangshu, he found a spiritual cave, threw it down to suppress the demon, cleaned up the surrounding vegetation, set up an array barrier, drew a soul-awakening talisman, and then threw out a futon and began to cultivate.

To be on the safe side, it would be better to have a Nascent Soul Stage watching over him. However, Li Fan is used to Moon Worship so many times. It's alright, everything is under control!

So he closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he immediately saw a herd of giant black bulls resting by the waters of a great river.

However, there are quite a few of them, over a hundred. The calves are about the same size as Qiongqi, and their towering horns are like reefs piercing the sky. If a large group of them were to surge up, Qiongqi would trample them all.

Taking a deep breath and observing the surrounding terrain, Li Fan found it to be a lush, wetland with abundant vegetation and numerous spiritual fruits and plants emitting a precious glow. This world was not only rich in spiritual energy, but also seemed quite similar to the Taiji Realm. Li Fan tried to form hand seals and easily controlled the five elements.

Moreover, the mood drops slowly, only slightly every five to eight seconds, so staying here for two or three hours shouldn't be a problem.

So Li Fan wasn't in a hurry. He first flew up and found a high hill, hastily set up a magic array, and meditated to absorb the surrounding spiritual energy and evil energy to cultivate his Gui Xu Nascent Soul. At the same time, he observed the ecology of this Si Niu and practiced his tactics for hunting them in his mind.

When Li Fan had practiced until his mood had dropped to around 2,000 points, he noticed that the herd of cattle had started crossing the river.

So he stopped cultivating, rolled on the spot to transform into the Qiongqi Dao Body, and flapped his wings to pounce over.

The herd of Si Niu crossed the river slowly, forming a long line. Although the largest and strongest rhinoceros turned its head and glanced at Qiongqi, it seemed not to recognize the animal. Perhaps it mistook it for a rare and strange bird, and continued to lead the way across the river.

So Li Fan circled the herd of cattle twice, and when the herd was halfway across, he suddenly charged down from the clouds! He pounced with a fierce wind, striking a lone calf at the edge of the herd! With a thud, he knocked the calf to the ground and bit its throat! Then, before the mother cow could react, he snatched the calf and flew away!

This ambush went surprisingly smoothly. Li Fan could hear a small commotion and howls among the herd of rhinoceroses. Only a few calves nearby were startled, while the others were crossing the river and hadn't even noticed the missing calves.

It seems these spirit beasts aren't very intelligent.

Li Fan flew back to the magic array he had just set up, dismembered the Si Niu, and studied its Dao structure while eating it.

This creature has tough skin and horns, heavy bones and thick flesh, making it as difficult to chew as a rock. However, it was no problem for Qiongqi. Moreover, after peeling back the thick skin, the beef inside was still very chewy, with hot and delicious blood and flavor. The calf meat was also very tender, and it was incredibly smooth and tender when chewed.

After wolfing down a calf, Li Fan noticed the Si Niu were still leisurely playing in the river. So he flapped his wings and flew away, stealing an older bull that was further away from the herd and eating it.

After finishing the first one, seeing that the herd of rhinoceroses was still unsuspecting, they pounced on it to steal a third one. This time, the leader finally noticed, and the Si Niu bellowed loudly, chasing them all the way to the riverbank, but it was all in vain.

Are you kidding me?! I can fly! Hehehe!

After nibbling on three Si Niu, Qiongqi was quite full. Li Fan also noticed that his mood was about to drop below 1000. To be on the safe side, he transformed back into human form, wiped the blood from his face and mouth, and activated a talisman to return to the Revered Heavenly Demon Dojo.

This solo Moon Worship cultivation trip went even more smoothly than he had imagined. The fact that nothing went wrong was quite surprising to Li Fan!

Li Fan glanced at the sky and realized it hadn't even been two hours, yet both his Qiongqi Dao Body and Gui Xu Nascent Soul had seen significant improvements. At this pace, he could spend two or three months every two or three months cultivating spells, supernatural abilities, swordsmanship, and the Six Arts, going out to fight and kill monsters, filling his mind with energy before worshipping the moon again, and then going to the Tai Su Realm opposite to eat a rhinoceros, all while simultaneously increasing the cultivation of his Gui Xu Nascent Soul and Qiongqi Dao Body.

There's a group of about a hundred over there. Catching three to five each time would be enough for him to cultivate for five or six years. He probably wouldn't even need to eat half; he could probably break through to the Nascent Soul Stage by then.

Hmm, not bad, not bad. If you get tired of beef, just go back to that snowy mountain and eat some birds. Enrich Qiongqi's diet and increase the absorption of various nutrients in a balanced way. Cultivation is really a simple and easy thing!

Time flies, and before you know it, more than two months have passed. It's been almost a year since Li Fan transmigrated to this other world.

The flying boat from Heavenly Craft Peak has already arrived and built a house for Li Fan. They also built a tofu mill for Kun and, according to the additional requirements of the Profound Heaven Sword Intent, constructed an alchemy workshop.

"The Profound Heaven Sword Intent isn't about teaching you alchemy. Your foundation in arithmetic and formations isn't even strong enough yet. You'll need at least another hundred years to achieve minor mastery. Now, I'm teaching you how to brew sword broth."

"What's sword soup? Are these ingredients used to make sword soup? It's so expensive..."

Li Fan checked the materials that had been delivered with the flying boat. These were ores and jade, ordered by Yao Xuanzhou from Seven Star Peak for him, at a cost of 50,000 strings of cash. Damn, it must have been Kun and Xuantian who told him to spend all his savings...

"The Profound Heaven Sword Intent says that the sword soup is used to bathe and nourish the sword, which is also the foundation of sword cultivation. The sword essence is extracted from the sword soup. However, you can't refine it to such a high purity right now, so start with the most basic and simple part and refine some to nourish the blade."

I predict your flying sword will be repaired by the end of the month. Then, put the sword broth in its case and let it rest for a while.

"But repairing a flying sword takes so long? Is it that badly damaged? It's been taking several months..."

Following the instructions of the Profound Heaven Sword Intent, Li Fan poured out the fragments of magical treasures and various kinds of trash he had picked up from his Storage Jade, sorting them clearly: stones for stones, jade for jade, and placing them in pill boxes along with the purchased materials next to the pill furnace in preparation.

"The Profound Heaven Sword Intent says, 'It's alright for slaying ghosts; it's meant for cutting anyway. It's just that the blade is a bit worn and dull, but it can be quenched and polished. If you keep it warm in sword broth regularly, it can probably still cut down a hundred or so people.'"

You directly used a sword seal on the Golden Dragon White Star, but the requirements for Nascent Soul Stage magic treasures are too high. Their level is not high enough to recast a seal on it, so there's no need to think about it. It's just maintenance, and it didn't take too much effort.

The Feihong Sword Pill can be left for Xiao Yao and the others to study for now. These country bumpkins have never even seen a sword pill before, so they have no chance of forging a high-level flying sword. Therefore, it will not be returned to you for the time being.

As for Pitian, it was the most severely injured. The sword, in its pursuit of extreme speed, had incredibly fine and dense patterns; when illuminated by divine light, many of these sword marks were burned away. Repairing it took a great deal of effort. If this were within the Beichen Sword Sect, a sword damaged like this wouldn't even need repair; I would have just used it to teach Xiao Yao some practice.

Li Fan was momentarily confused. Hadn't his strength been greatly diminished? The fight with Lu Chai wasn't actually that dangerous, but he hadn't expected to lose a flying sword so easily!

"The Profound Heaven Sword Intent said, 'There's no need to be so hesitant about gains and losses. The biggest problem with rogue cultivator sects is their narrow-mindedness. They're reluctant to part with this or that, treating consumable items like flying swords like precious magical treasures. To achieve the cultivation of a sword immortal, how can one not break a hundred or so good swords? Just forge more!'"

"After you've studied arithmetic for a hundred years, brewed elixirs for a hundred years, and forged weapons for a hundred years, your skills will be complete. Then I'll personally guide you in sword forging, and you'll definitely be a master within five hundred years! You can forge as many swords as you want!"

Damn, that's too slow... How about five years?

' Profound Heaven Sword Intent Dao, you're dreaming of five years!'

... Xuantian, you've also become vulgar. That's not good, it's damn uncivilized...

However, that's roughly the situation. Under the guidance of the Profound Heaven Sword Intent, Li Fan started a slow stew, carefully controlling the time and heat, throwing various sands, stones, and precious stones into the pot to cook. After cooking for seven days, he produced a pot of milky white liquid with a hint of green, which looked like yogurt.

Li Fan tried to extract some and applied it to his pair of broken maces. According to the Profound Heaven Sword Intent, this sword soup could infuse spiritual energy into the materials, thus nourishing the magic weapon. He was quite comfortable using the double maces with their piercing eyes and white foreheads, so he could also maintain them and reforge them into magic weapons when the opportunity arose.

Just as the entire batch of sword broth was nearly finished being prepared, Yao Xuanzhou arrived with the sword case.

"When you're not using the flying sword, just put it in the sword soup. If you're going out for a sword duel, use the sword case to hold it." Yao Xuanzhou also gave Li Fan a few pointers, then made a hand seal to summon the Heaven-Slaying Demon-Slaying Sword and danced it around a couple of times to show Li Fan that it had been repaired. "Senior Xuantian told you, right? We can borrow the sword pellet for a while longer to study it. As payment, you can use this."

"No problem, what kind of treasure is this?" Li Fan looked curiously at the mahogany box that Yao Xuanzhou took out. It was about three feet long and wide, flat, and when opened, it turned out to be a bright red bronze mirror.

Yao Xuanzhou said, "This is the Falling Sun Mirror. If you fight someone with swords again, you can use the mirror to reflect divine light and freeze the flying sword 'Sword Light by performing hand seals and chanting incantations. This is the same principle as defiling the divine light that splits the heavens."

Li Fan glanced at the incantation on the box, memorized how to use it, and said, "Thank you, Abbot."

' The Profound Heaven Sword Intent is actually quite useless; it's too mentally and physically exhausting. Besides, those in the Nascent Soul Realm can cultivate divine light on their own, so it's only really useful for those in the Golden Core Stage. But in sword duels between Golden Core Stage cultivators, heh, one strike and one death. There's no time to even use this treasure.'

Yao Xuanzhou seemed to know that the treasure wasn't equivalent to the Sword-Borrowing Pill, so he took out a cloth bag. "This is the Yin Yang Reverse Transformation Bag. If you obtain a spirit beast's corpse, you can put it in to refine Yin-Yang Qi. Once the Yin-Yang Qi is purified, it can be refined into Qiankun Qi to aid your cultivation."

"Uh... thank you, Abbot..." Li Fan was a little confused. This seemed a bit useless, didn't it? Why not just eat the spirit beast himself and put it in his own stomach to cultivate and transform it? Was this Yin Yang Reverse Transformation Bag really necessary?

"The Profound Heaven Sword Intent said, 'Heh heh, can you put some stuff you don't want to eat in there?'"

Huh? What else doesn't he eat... Holy crap!

Seeing the change in Li Fan's expression, Yao Xuanzhou knew he understood. He cleared his throat and said, "This treasure bag is only for extracting the spiritual energy contained in the spiritual materials and refining it into Yin and Yang energy. The rest must be disposed of carefully when it's full, so as not to cause any misunderstandings. I think you understand."

Li Fan hesitated for a moment, then replied, "This disciple understands."

Well, while it might be a bit morally questionable, it's also a form of waste recycling, a return to the natural cycle...

Then Yao Xuanzhou took out a narrow-mouthed gourd with a green jade stopper. The gourd was decorated with silver patterns and a coiled dragon with five claws and deer antlers. The eyes were dotted with vermilion ink, making it look as if it were alive.

"This is the Nine Revolutions Donghua Changchun Divine Pill the Abbot refined for you. This pill cannot replenish Qi, but it is very beneficial to the body of Golden Core Stage cultivator. It can be taken externally or internally to cure diseases, replenish blood, strengthen bones and muscles. There are two hundred pills here, which should be enough for you until you reach the Nascent Soul."

"Thank you for your guidance, Abbot." Li Fan happily accepted it. It was really easy having a powerful figure protecting him; he didn't have to worry about divine skills, Cultivation Method, or pills at all.

' The Profound Heaven Sword Intent Dao, the Everlasting Spring Divine Pill can actually reach the ninth level?! Impossible... Why have I never heard of such a pill master before? Logically speaking, someone above the sixth level should already be famous Southern Country... Is this kind of pill mastery truly only available to those at the Divine Transformation stage...?'

"With these things by your side, I think you shouldn't encounter any dangers when you go to Lei Marsh. There are probably not many Golden Core cultivators left who can fight you, but you should still be careful."

Most of the blessed lands near the Central Plains are occupied by the Three Great Sects, and unclaimed lands like Lei Marsh, brimming with opportunities, are now rare. You could probably encounter people from any faction there, and bumping into a Nascent Soul Stage level cultivator in a moment wouldn't be unusual. In short, be extremely careful."

Yao Xuanzhou gave a few more instructions, then bid farewell to Li Fan and headed south to the Middle Valley Dojo.

"Lei Marsh, huh..." Li Fan shrugged. "I'm not going to Lei Marsh."

Turn right after leaving the house to become the Revered Heavenly Demon, Moon Worship a dream to gnaw on a green rhinoceros. You can easily cultivate two Cultivation Method; why bother going to Lei Marsh? You mean sword intent?

' The Profound Heaven Sword Intent Dao, impossible... Could there be some new innovation in alchemy, making Nine Revolutions commonplace now...? What's going on...?'

Oh well, he still needs to do a hundred years of math problems before he can refine pills, so let him be amazed. For now, I'll just focus on cultivation. But looking at my energy recharge, I'm only a few hundred points short, and my mood is still close to two thousand. I might as well pray for the moon again tonight and claim the reward all at once.