Yellow Court Daoist

The girl clutched the green bamboo staff and plunged into the Bamboo Mountain Sea Domain.

Outside.

Looking out, one could see the Bamboo Mountain Sea Domain filled with Evil Qi and blood, crimson spread everywhere, black smoke lingering. Ordinary people would never dare to enter recklessly.

A Fifth-class Dangerous Land, even Jiedan True Men could possibly meet their demise here.

Yet this girl, whose cultivation was merely at Foundation Establishment.

Rashly entering was akin to having a one in ten chance of survival.

The girl was fearful, yet she resolutely did not turn back.

She stepped into the Bamboo Mountain Sea Domain.

Indeed, the Evil Qi and black smoke obscured her vision, the pervasive blood made her way unclear, and she was lost at the first moment.

The girl steered a flat boat across the sea, with Evil Qi seeping silently from all directions, permeating and corroding her mind.

Days passed.

A layer of black smoke had already covered the girl's face, and her originally pure and clear eyes gradually filled with strands of Evil Silk and blood.

They appeared somewhat ferocious.

"I must find the Spirit Pill!"

The girl clenched her teeth, her obsession deep, moving stubbornly forward merely by willpower. The Evil Qi eroded her resolve, and occasionally, blood-red fish and sea beasts would jump out from the seabed to bite her.

After all, the girl was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Wielding the green bamboo staff casually, she knocked down these sea beasts and fish that had long sunk into the Netherworld Blood Sea.

The green bamboo staff appeared ordinary.

But with a single strike, no matter how fierce the sea beast was, they would all convulse violently and tumble down. The girl's will was gradually blurred by the Evil Qi, and she couldn't see that after these sea beasts fell, they instantly disintegrated, turning to ash.

Their entire life essence, endless sins, and rich Evil Qi all transformed into a wisp of smoke invisible to the naked eye, entering the green bamboo staff in her hand.

Not only the sea beasts.

Around the girl, there was also a faint black smoke that dissipated into the green bamboo staff.

The Bamboo Mountain Sea Domain, where even Jiedan True Men faced life or death risks if they entered rashly. One could imagine the dangers for a mere Foundation Establishment girl.

If it weren't for the green bamboo staff secretly absorbing the black smoke and Evil Qi, the girl would probably have her mind completely eroded within an hour or two, forever sinking like those sea beasts and fish into the Blood Sea Demon Abyss, never able to regain her senses.

However.

The green bamboo staff was passively absorbing the Evil Qi, yet there was still a faint Evil Qi that corroded her.

One day.

Two days.

Three days.

As time passed day by day, the girl was eventually going to be tainted.

On the sixteenth day after the girl entered the Bamboo Mountain Sea Domain.

"Who am I?"

"Where am I?"

"What am I supposed to do?"

Just as the girl was about to sink, she suddenly felt a coolness in her hand. Her originally blurred, chaotic mind suddenly woke up. The girl opened her eyes, initially still a bit dazed, but in a moment, it was as if a bucket of cold water was poured over her head, the dust covering her mind instantly dispersed—

"I am Mu Chen."

"I am in the Bamboo Mountain Sea Domain."

Mu Chen's eyes widened, recalling everything, realizing she was lost moments before, felt somewhat frightened. Clutching the green bamboo staff tightly, she lowered her head after a long while, looked at the green bamboo staff, her eyes revealing a rare expression, "It was this bamboo staff that saved me. Bamboo Mountain Sea Domain, bamboo staff, could it be—"

Mu Chen's eyes shone brightly.

Linking the green bamboo staff with the Bamboo Mountain Sea Domain.

Without further thought.

Mu Chen looked up, only to see a vast expanse of sea ahead, and suddenly a large shadow appeared. The shadow was colossal, initially seeming like a mountain. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be an island.

"This is—"

"Such a large island, there must be miraculous Spirit Pills inside!"

Mu Chen was delighted and quickly urged the small boat towards the island.

Upon reaching the island.

At first glance, she saw ruins and broken walls.

"It's a market."

"Got the right place!"

Mu Chen gripped the green bamboo staff, both joyful and cautious, walking towards the ruins. From the dilapidated buildings, one could barely make out that this used to be a not-so-small market. Unfortunately, due to the Blood Sea Calamity, it was ultimately destroyed. From the traces of destruction, it seemed to have been damaged by Blood Demons eroded by the sea.

Mu Chen stepped on the rubble and came to a relatively intact building.

Looking far.

One could faintly make out that this was a pavilion. The pavilion was broken, and the lower half was buried under mud and debris. Mu Chen approached and found a wooden plank leaning slanted. Using the green bamboo staff to lift it, she saw the plank was half-broken, with only the words "Rain Mountain" written on it, the writing bold and filled with Sword Intent.

Even if not crafted by a Jiedan True Man, the person's magic skills and sword level were certainly not inferior.

"Rain Mountain—"

"Let's go in and see!"

Mu Chen swallowed her saliva and smashed the green bamboo staff fiercely into a pile of rubble, blowing all the rubble and mud away, revealing the door to the second floor of the Rain Mountain Pavilion. Stepping on the ruins, she entered.

The upper part of the pavilion was well-preserved, even the counters on the second floor were still there.

Mu Chen walked closer and saw—

"Gathering Spirit Pills, Nourishing Yuan Pills, Body Tempering Pills, Life Creation Pills..."

These were Second Rank Spirit Pills.

"Five Elements Pills, Heavenly Heart Pills, Returning Evil Pills..."

These were Third-rank Spirit Pills.

"Replenishing God Pills, Yun Shen Dan, God Merging Pills..."

These were Fourth Rank Spirit Pills.

"Hu hu hu!"

Mu Chen's breathing became somewhat rapid; she saw the characters engraved on each counter, the counters were empty inside, this place was originally a Pill Pavilion selling Spirit Pills, the counters used to display various Elixir Pills.

Ranging from Second Rank to Fourth Rank.

Regrettably.

All the Elixir Pills in the counters were gone.

Mu Chen was unwilling to give up, meticulously searching the second floor, and eventually, she did find a counter in a corner of the second floor. This counter was enveloped by an Array, the Array was broken and flickering, about to shatter at any time.

Inside it.

There was a Jade Bottle.

"Spirit Pill!"

Mu Chen's eyes lit up, and she quickly reached her green bamboo staff into the broken Array, twisted it, and cleanly broke the Array. Then she reached in and grabbed the Jade Bottle.

Unstopping the bottle cap revealed——

A rich fragrance of elixir immediately permeated the air; upon inhaling, Mu Chen felt his Divine Soul immensely strengthened, as though he had broken through numerous realms in an instant, reaching an unimaginable realm.

His True Yuan circulated thunderously inside his body.

Initially only at the Foundation Establishment Qi Introduction Realm, he now instantaneously broke through the Energy Introduction Realm to reach the Condensing Liquid Realm. Even in the Condensing Liquid Realm, he progressed rapidly, until he felt his flesh swelling and his meridians ached sharply, which made Mu Chen hurriedly stop the operation of his cultivation technique.

His cultivation level.

Had already reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment Condensing Liquid Realm.

Just one step away, he could advance to the Foundation Establishment and Essence Cultivation Realm.

This breath of elixir fragrance——

"Has saved me three to four decades of arduous cultivation!"

Mu Chen was overjoyed.

He hurriedly was about to put the Spirit Pill in his hand back into the Jade Bottle. Such a Spirit Pill, if taken back to Yunshan Sect, would surely heal his master's injuries.

However.

Her hand moved.

But then she saw the Spirit Pill flicker with spirit light, unexpectedly transforming into a wisp of Qing Yan, which floated into the green bamboo staff in her hand and then disappeared without a trace.

"..."

Mu Chen stared intently at the green bamboo staff.

It took several breaths before she reacted, her face immediately switching from great joy to deep sorrow; her lips puckered, almost bursting into tears. This was a life-saving Spirit Pill, a single sniff of which could extend her cultivation by thirty or forty years. If swallowed whole, it could probably directly boost her cultivation to the Spirit Void Stage.

Such a precious medicine.

She had restrained herself from consuming it, yet a green bamboo staff ate it?!

"You give me back my Spirit Pill!"

Mu Chen was furious.

Crying out, she slammed the green bamboo staff hard against the ground.

The green bamboo staff bounced a couple of times on the ground.

No movement showed.

Seeing this, Mu Chen eventually couldn't hold back and burst into tears with a 'wa' sound, squatting on the ground, crying continuously. Alone, with her seriously injured master and the Yunshan Sect about to be disbanded, she had nearly lost her way and fallen into corruption as a Blood Demon in the perilous Bamboo Mountain Sea Domain...

Such immense pressures.

All kinds of dangers.

Failing at the brink of success, eventually caused Mu Chen to break down and cry out loud in this deserted place.

The crying was extremely mournful, heart-wrenching.

...

"Don't cry anymore."

Mu Chen widened her eyes, tears covering her face, staring blankly at the tender little figure in front of her, forgetting to cry out loud as she hugged her knees in shock.

Lu Qingfeng shook his little head.

The anger that had barely subsided in his heart was almost provoked again by the girl's crying.

Seeing the girl's crying stop.

Lu Qingfeng turned his head to look around, his small face revealing a smile, momentarily feeling sentimental—

"Didn't expect."

"After eighty-nine thousand years, I could still return to this 'Rain Mountain Pavilion' one day."

Broken Star Sea.

Bamboo Mountain Sea Domain.

Yv Mountain Island.

Rain Mountain Pavilion in the Qiantian Square.

Memories one after another were awakened.

Returning to the old place.

But it was left with ruins and desolation, the whole Qiantian Square along with Yv Mountain Island had turned into ruins, only the Rain Mountain Pavilion, with the Array he laid, shielding against the wind and rain, stood till this day.

Even the Fourth Rank 'Yun Shen Dan' nurtured with secret techniques, after long years, had an extremely mellow medicinal power, comparable to that of Sixth Rank or even Seventh-Order Spirit Pills.

Swallowing a Yun Shen Dan.

Lu Qingfeng's injuries, which were close to recovering, healed instantly.

The fire in his heart was completely extinguished, and the injury from the heart fire also became trouble-free.

"The causality of this world."

"Is indeed wonderfully indescribable."

Lu Qingfeng felt a sigh of relief in his heart.

Turning his head.

Seeing the girl still in a daze, he couldn't help but smile.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

He extended his hand and grasped in the air, gathering the Sky Spiritual Energy, condensing thirty-six Elixir Pills shimmering with spirit light. He swallowed thirty-five of them, his facial color becoming even more rosy, looking adorably like a finely carved doll.

He handed the remaining one to Mu Chen, his childlike face yet spoke with an old-aged tone: "This is the 'Eight Desolates and Six Harmonies, Only I Am Supreme Longevity Immortal Pill', take it back and let your master consume it, his injuries will surely heal."

"Eight Desolates and Six Harmonies, Only I Am Supreme Longevity Immortal Pill?"

Mu Chen looked at the young boy in green in front of her, momentarily stunned.

This child, looking like a five or six-year-old, had a face like white jade, his skin rosy and tender, glowing with a healthy red-pink hue. Dressed in a robe of emerald green, barefooted, he looked quite spirited.

In his hands, he held the green bamboo that she had picked up while playing by the shore when she was a little over three years old. Counting the years, it had been nineteen years.

"Who are you?"

Mu Chen dared not take the 'Immortal Pill', wanting to ask for the green bamboo staff yet dared not speak, only timidly asking.

In this ruinous place, within a Fifth-class Dangerous Land, a lively five or six-year-old child suddenly appearing, anyone would know this was not ordinary.

Moreover, this child spoke with an old-sounding grave tone.

Appeared even more extraordinary.

Mu Chen, though pure-hearted, was not a fool; how could she treat Lu Qingfeng as an ordinary child.

"Who am I?"

Lu Qingfeng looked at Mu Chen, seeing her fearful and uncertain, couldn't help but laugh.

Twenty years ago.

He had returned to the Five Directions Realm, suffered from the burning of the Five Fires, and fell into silence. Over the years, he had been nurturing himself and his Divine Soul in the form of a green bamboo staff. Although he was in silence and healing, he was aware of the outside world.

He had watched Mu Chen grow up and cultivate.

Seeing Mu Chen.

He couldn't help but think of Lu Xiao and Lu Yao in the Immortal Qin Realm, in fact, treating her as a younger descendant.

Mu Chen, who grew up in the Yunshan Sect, fearing neither heaven nor earth, even dared to enter the perilous Bamboo Mountain Sea Domain alone; now she was actually scared of him.

Lu Qingfeng smiled and said loudly, "I am the Qingjing Saint."