A person in the heavens, starting with a Chaos Emperor Dao Fruit

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"What a stroke of luck! So much millennium-old earth essence and three fragrant, dreamlike water lilies. It seems I'll have to go into seclusion here." Yunhua felt that he was indeed very lucky.

Once outside, Yunhua used her self-created stone wall technique to repair all the sections that had been carved out, while also disguising the color of the cave walls perfectly.

Back in the cave, he simply set up a Two Elements Returning to Origin Formation that he had developed himself to protect the cave and prevent the spiritual energy from leaking out and being found.

After that, Yunhua began his tunneling career, spending five whole days digging two tunnels leading to the outside world, located on the north and south sides respectively. One was for ventilation and access, and the other was for escape.

After several busy days, Master Yun finally sat cross-legged on the stone bed and began to take stock of the goods received this time.

First, the cultivator surnamed Tie provided a mid-grade magic weapon axe, a high-grade magic weapon spell-breaking cone, a stack of various low and mid-grade talismans, a complete collection of mid-grade talismans, a basic Qi Refining stage spellbook, a talisman pen, and some spirit stones and miscellaneous items.

The cultivator from the Zhang family was quite good. He had a Qingtian Sword Talisman that could be used twice more, a top-grade magic weapon Xuanzhen Sword, a high-grade magic weapon Xuan Turtle Shield, a mid-grade magic weapon, a Soul-Destroying Needle, a Concealing Breath Technique, a detailed map of the Yue Kingdom, and a number of spirit stones and miscellaneous items.

That female cultivator was relatively poor, possessing only a mid-grade magic artifact, the Hundred Poison Pearl, three first-tier array plates—a trapping array, an illusion array, and a protective array—and a first-tier array inheritance.

The sleazy man wasn't exactly wealthy; he possessed a mid-grade magic weapon throwing knife, a mid-grade magic weapon Luo Tian Umbrella, and a dual cultivation technique.

The old man was quite wealthy. He possessed top-tier magical artifacts, including the Xuan Yang Sword, the Black Scale Armor (damaged), the Golden Silk Inner Armor (damaged), a high-grade magical robe, a pair of high-grade magical artifacts, the Wind-Riding Boots, and a high-grade weapon-refining manual.

Finally, there was the skeleton of the Foundation Establishment cultivator. Among the top-tier magical artifacts were a purple-sashed Daoist robe, a blazing fire banner, a soul-severing bell, a mystical sound bell, a giant mountain seal, and a Yang fire furnace. There was also a book of second-level spells used during the Foundation Establishment stage, a book of second-level alchemy techniques, five bottles of pills for the Foundation Establishment stage, and several pills for the Qi Refining stage.

It's quite a windfall; with all those magical artifacts, even Foundation Establishment cultivators would want to rob them.

About one cubic meter of the Thousand-Year Earth Milk Elixir is enough for Yunhua to use until the late Foundation Establishment stage. The petals of the fragrant and dreamy water lily can preserve youth and can be used to refine the Rejuvenation Pill.

Chapter Twenty-Two: A Small Meeting in Tainan

After tidying everything up, Yunhua planned to go into seclusion to properly digest the gains from this opportunity. He also needed to work hard on various cultivation techniques.

Time passed quietly in Yunhua as he continued to draw talismans, study formations, learn weapon crafting, alchemy, and cultivation.

Two years later, with a violent fluctuation of spiritual energy, a spiritual pressure that seemed to be tangible emanated from Yunhua.

"Finally, I've broken through to the ninth level of the Qi Body Source Flow!"

At this moment, Yunhua's blood was as pure as lead and mercury, and he could ignore the toxins of the Qi Refining stage. His defense was enhanced to the point that he could defend against attacks from high-grade magic weapons, and his strength reached 100,000 jin, achieving the transformation of flesh and blood.

It also opened up the upper dantian, where the soul resided in the Niwan Palace to store soul power, and gave birth to divine consciousness, which could carry out soul attacks and defenses, and the whole body had no vital organs.

As for the various arts of cultivation, Yunhua can now draw intermediate to high-level talismans. Combining the inheritance of first-level formations, Yunhua has comprehended second-level formations for use in the Foundation Establishment stage.

The art of weapon crafting has also been innovated, enabling the crafting of top-tier magical artifacts and second-level pills for Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. Furthermore, the crafting skills have been mastered, including all first-level spells and some second-level spells. Two ancient body-cultivation combat techniques have also been learned: Divine Dragon Tail Swing and Dragon Battle in the Wild.

At this point, Yunhua could be said to be able to fight beyond his level. The three dantian brought three times the spiritual energy storage and recovery speed, comparable to a cultivator in the early stage of Foundation Establishment. In addition, he had a set of top-level magic weapons, second-level spells, ancient body cultivation combat techniques, the Panlong Spear, and the Xuanhuo Mirror. He could even challenge a cultivator in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment.

After tidying up, Yunhua set up a triple formation of trapping, killing, and illusion arrays, and then left the cave where she had been cultivating for two years through an underground passage.

Standing on a top-tier magical artifact flying boat, which Yunhua had dismantled from some low- to mid-level magical artifacts with decent materials but poor craftsmanship, he even repaired the golden silk inner armor and black scale armor and wore them.

Not far away, Yunhua discovered a bustling market deep in the mountains. Many tents were pitched outside the market, built by independent cultivators who had come from afar.

Yunhua landed at the market entrance and entered the market. There were many vendors, but they were all small businesses selling low-level cultivator supplies.

Yunhua wandered around, hoping to find a bargain, but after exploring the entire area, he found nothing. After all, it was just a small event, like a market in the mortal world, with fixed times for buying and selling.

Since no market had been formed, no major merchant guilds had moved in. Because of the Ascension Conference, the flow of people had not yet reached its peak. Yunhua paid a few spirit stones and found a place to put out and sell some unused magical artifacts he had acquired earlier.

Among them were items from the previous five people, as well as items he had crafted himself, ranging from high-grade to low-grade magic weapons. He also took out a stack of basic talismans, some unused materials, some Qi Refining stage pills, several array plates, several Qi Refining stage cultivation manuals, and two Foundation Establishment stage cultivation manuals.

It could be said that no one in the entire market had as comprehensive a selection of goods as Yunhua, but Yunhua wasn't afraid of those who dared to rob him.

Three days have passed, and Yunhua's stall is still there. However, he has sold some low- and mid-grade magic artifacts, but some high-grade magic artifacts and some miscellaneous items from low-level cultivators have not been sold.

However, Yunhua was not in a hurry. The crowd at the Tainan Small Gathering had already reached its peak, and with the Ascension Conference, there would always be people coming to buy.

Before long, Yunhua heard someone asking the price.

"Fellow Daoist, may I ask what the price is for this top-grade magic weapon?" Yun Hua looked up at the young man at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

"Three hundred spirit stones, no bargaining."

"Fellow Daoist, three hundred spirit stones is too expensive. Could you make it cheaper?" The young man had a wry smile on his face, it was hard to tell if he was being sincere or not.

"No less. This superior-grade magic sword of mine is made with top-quality materials. If there were enough, it could be used to make a top-tier magic weapon. At most, I'll give you a bottle of Yellow Dragon Pills." Yunhua didn't care whether he was really asking for a price.

"Fellow Daoist, how much do you think this stone is worth?" the young cultivator asked, taking out a dark stone the size of a pigeon's egg.

Yunhai took the stone and tried to probe it with his divine sense, but found that he could not see through it. He pretended to be nonchalant, but in fact he was holding this inconspicuous stone with the strength of tens of thousands of kilograms.

Indeed, it was completely unharmed. After confirming that it was a good item, Yunhua thought for a moment and decided to take advantage of the situation.

"This stone is pitch black, and I really don't know its true nature. Here's what we'll do: I'll give you fifty spirit stones for this stone."

"Thank you, fellow Daoist. Let's make the exchange!" The young cultivator was quite pleased. He had found the stone in the storage bag of a low-level cultivator after killing him. He had asked many people to look at it, but no one wanted it. It was worth at most a dozen or so spirit stones.

Yunhua accepted the spirit stones handed to him by the young cultivator, watched him walk away, and then looked at the stones in his hand with a playful expression.

"If I'm not mistaken, this should be a Xuanjing Stone. If I hadn't seen the ancient cultivators' ancient treasure refining techniques, I probably wouldn't have recognized it."

Mystic Essence Stone is a rare high-grade material even before the invasion of the ancient demons. It is usually used to refine Heavenly Treasures. Adding a little powder to this material can enhance the spirituality and power of the magic weapon.

Yunhua's business seemed to be booming after the grand opening. Just as Yunhua was selling the last high-grade magic artifact, he suddenly heard a familiar voice.

"Brother Yun, it's been a long time. How are you?" After Han Li's cultivation reached the ninth level of Qi Refining and the fifth level of the Savage Beast Body, his long-term use of pills had made those pills ineffective, and his cultivation would not improve any further in the short term.

So he left the Seven Mysteries Sect, delivered Doctor Mo's letter to the Mo residence, left Qu Hun with the Mo family, and prepared to go home.

Along the way, they met Wan Xiaoshan and learned about the Tai Nan Xiao Hui. After seeing their parents and younger sister get married, the two of them rushed to Tai Nan Mountain together.

While browsing the fair, after buying a fragment of a magical artifact from Han Yunzhi, I saw Yunhua's stall and greeted her.

"So it's Brother Han. Are you here to participate in the Ascension Ceremony?" Yunhua didn't know if Jin Guang Shangren would still offer up his head, or whether Han Li had received the Ascension Token.

"Brother Yun, are you also here to participate in the Ascension Ceremony?" Han Li had originally planned to ask someone about the use of the token he obtained after killing Jin Guang Shangren.

Fortunately, Han Li had never met anyone with a more steadfast character than Yun Hua. Since the beginning of his cultivation, Yun Hua had taken good care of him.

"Why don't we find somewhere else to talk? This isn't the place to talk." After selling all the magical artifacts, Yunhua packed up his stall and prepared to leave.

Yunhua led Hanli away from the market and headed towards a temporary residence they had previously set up. Behind them, however, were six people who had clearly been eyeing Yunhua, this fat sheep, for quite some time.

After walking about two miles, Yunhua stopped and looked behind her.

"What's wrong, Brother Yun?" Han Li, a novice in the cultivation world, had obviously never experienced murder and robbery, and he was puzzled when he saw Yun Hua stop.

"Come out, why bother coming here to die?" Yunhua activated several fireball talismans, forcing the six people out.

"You still dare to talk nonsense even when you're about to die!" The six people unleashed their magical weapons and attacked Yun Hua. Yun Hua took out the Xuan Yang Sword and flew towards them, while at the same time, he used the Panlong Spear to knock away the magical weapons that were attacking him.

These six people were all at the eighth to tenth level of Qi Refining, and their defensive magic weapons were not top-level magic weapons, so they could not withstand the attack. Three of them were killed by the Xuan Yang Sword, and the three outside Ning were swept into mincemeat by the Panlong Spear.

Yunhua collected the magical artifacts and storage bags of the group, activated the fireball talisman to destroy the corpses and eliminate the traces, sprinkled the medicine to isolate the smell, and performed a ritual to send the deceased to the afterlife.

Han Li was dumbfounded. These people were all at a similar level to him, yet they were swept away by Yun Hua with overwhelming force.

Han Li finally snapped out of his daze when he saw Yun Hua's skillful movements.

"A bunch of poor bastards, trying to rob me." After looking through them, Yunhua found that none of them had top-tier magic weapons, and their storage bags contained nothing of value. So he tossed the storage bags along with some magic weapons to Han Li.

"Brother Yun, how can this be? You killed these people; I didn't contribute anything." Han Li was tempted, but still insisted on refusing.

"These are all useless to me. Aren't you going to participate in the Ascension Ceremony? With these magical artifacts, you'll have a better chance of success."

"Then I am truly unworthy of such praise. Oh, by the way, I wonder if Brother Yun recognizes this item?" Han Li took out the Ascension Token and asked Yun Hua.

"Yes, this is the Ascension Token of Huangfeng Valley. You can directly join Huangfeng Valley and receive a Foundation Establishment Pill."

"I see. Thank you for clearing up my doubts, Brother Yun. I'll give this Ascension Token to you, Brother Yun!" Han Li hesitated for a moment, but still said it.

"I don't need it. I don't plan to join a sect, and even a Foundation Establishment Pill won't be enough for someone with a pseudo-spiritual root to successfully establish their foundation," Yun Hua replied truthfully.

"Thank you very much, Brother Yun. I really don't know how to repay you." Han Li was somewhat moved. Even Foundation Establishment cultivators would be tempted by such things, but Yun Hua was so upright.

“I also need your help with something. When you get to Huangfeng Valley, help me collect some spiritual herb seeds. I will come to Huangfeng Valley to find you, or you can come to find me. After that, I will go to the Tianxing Sect Market.”

"No problem, then Senior Brother Yun promises to meet again." Han Li was in a hurry to attend the Ascension Ceremony, and collecting spiritual herb seeds was within his mission scope.

Chapter Twenty-Three: Breakthrough and the Heavenly Star Sect Market

After bidding farewell to Han Li, Yun Hua returned to her cave in the Tai Nan Mountains, preparing to go into seclusion to break through and cultivate an innate spiritual body.

Yunhua spent several days adjusting himself to his peak condition. He took out a pill to help with foundation building, and under Yunhua's control, his three dantian condensed into a vortex. As the vortex continued to rotate, the center of the vortex gradually liquefied.

This process lasted for nine days. Whenever it became unbearable, he would swallow a mouthful of the Millennium Earth Milk Elixir. Finally, on the tenth day, a drop of liquid true essence appeared in the center of the vortex of the three dantian.

As Yunhua continued to condense liquid true essence, he deduced and located the positions of acupoints. A month later, the liquefied true essence in Yunhua's dantian had occupied one-third of its volume, and it was difficult to increase it even slightly.

The liquid true essence was directed towards the four acupoints surrounding the three dantian, and a total of twelve acupoints were successfully opened through continuous impact.

At this moment, Yunhua's three dantian and twelve acupoints were completely filled with liquid true essence, and his body was strengthened by the powerful true essence, so that even top-level magic weapons could defend against it.

At this moment, Yunhua was flawless, his body radiant with light. This was a primordial spiritual body comparable to a Heavenly Spiritual Root, capable of fighting even those in the late Foundation Establishment stage.

Yunhua floated up and stood in mid-air. This was an innate ability of her innate spiritual body. Her human magnetic field resisted the earth's gravity, allowing her to fly without consuming true essence, although the speed was too slow.

After collecting the Earth Milk Elixir into the jade bottle he had prepared beforehand, Yunhua put away the array plate and prepared to leave. The Earth Milk Elixir accumulated here over hundreds of years had been completely looted, and there would be no more gains in the short term.

A few days later, Yunhua arrived outside the Tianxing Sect market in Yuanwu Kingdom. Because the market had an anti-flight formation, Yunhua went down to the ground.

Walking into the Tianxing Sect Market, although it is called a market, it is actually comparable in size to some cities. Centered around a pavilion that is twenty or thirty feet high, there are large and small buildings distributed around it. The entire market radiates outwards in the shape of a Bagua (Eight Trigrams).

Looking at the various shops on both sides of the street, and the Tianxing Sect patrolling disciples dressed in their uniforms, Yunhua felt a sense of emotion.

Yunhua walked into a bookstore, intending to buy some books on cultivation arts. This bookstore should be the official one of the Tianxing Sect, as it looked grand and had a good flow of people.

"What do you need, fellow Daoist? I can introduce it to you," an old man in the Foundation Establishment stage asked as he approached.

The Tianxing Sect's bookstore has a special section for Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.

"I want to buy some cultivation techniques passed down from the Foundation Establishment stage, and it would be even better if there were any from the Golden Core stage." Yunhua's purpose was very simple.

"Haha! Please have a seat for a moment, fellow Daoist. I'll bring you some tea." The Foundation Establishment stage elder smiled broadly and turned to fetch what Yunhua needed.

Yunhua picked up the spiritual tea brought by the waiter and savored it carefully. To be honest, he had never tasted it before.

"Fellow Daoist, you've been waiting long. Come and see if it suits your taste." The Foundation Establishment stage elder took out several jade slips and began to introduce them.

"This is a complete collection of pill formulas for Foundation Establishment stage cultivators; the second is a diagram of magic weapon crafting techniques; the third is a detailed explanation of Foundation Establishment stage formations; the fourth is a secret technique for controlling insects; the fifth is a method for crafting Foundation Establishment stage puppets; and the sixth is a secret technique for controlling beasts."

"Very well, I'll take them all. Name your price!"

"Fellow Daoist, a total of three thousand spirit stones." The old man grinned from ear to ear, after all, these jade slips were all replicable, so it was practically a risk-free business.

Yunhua took out three thousand spirit stones and handed them to the old man, accepted six jade slips, and prepared to leave.

"Judging from your accent, you are probably not a native cultivator of my Yuanwu Kingdom. Did you come to my Tianxing Sect's market to learn advanced formations?"

"Oh, I suppose so. I wonder if you have any recommendations for someone?" Yunhua planned to go to the Chaotic Star Sea and needed to repair the ancient teleportation array, which naturally required profound knowledge of array formations.

"I have been entrusted by someone to introduce the client's situation to you, fellow Daoist. Whether you go or not is entirely up to you."

"My client is named Xin Ruyin. Although she is only sixteen years old, her mastery of array formations is deeply inherited from her father. Because she is ill, although a treatment has been found, it requires a large amount of spirit stones. Therefore, she is publicly teaching the art of array formations." The old man said with a regretful expression.

"If it weren't for her physical condition, with her talent, her future would have been limitless if she had joined the Tianxing Sect."

Actually, if she gets a little older, in a few years she might not need to teach others; she could earn enough spirit stones simply by creating arrays for them.

"Thank you for informing me, farewell." Yunhua was quite interested in Xin Ruyin from the original story, after all, it was she who repaired Han Li's ancient teleportation array.

Yunhua also didn't know what Xin Ruyin looked like more than ten years ago in the original novel.

Following the directions given by the Foundation Establishment Elder, Yunhua arrived at a beautiful courtyard. Looking at the emerald bamboo planted in the courtyard and smelling the faint fragrance of flowers, she felt extremely elegant.

He knocked on the door. "Excuse me, is this the home of Miss Xin Ruyin? My name is Yunhua, and I've been introduced here to learn about formations."

A series of hurried footsteps approached, and the courtyard gate opened a crack. A young girl, seemingly in her early teens, peered through the crack at Yunhua, as if trying to determine if he was a bad person.

"Xiao Mei, don't be rude, quickly welcome fellow Daoist in." A calm, clear, and melodious voice came from inside the house.

A girl named Xiaomei opened the courtyard gate and invited Yunhua in.

The fresh fragrance of bamboo leaves and flowers is even more pronounced.

The inner room was simple, but very clean.

Two black wooden tables were placed opposite each other.

Facing the main entrance, a black wooden table was set with many books and an incense burner emitting wisps of smoke.

A girl dressed in blue sat in front of a small table.

She looked up and stood up, also sizing up Yunhua.

She was slender with a small nose and bright, clear eyes. After exchanging a glance with Yunhua, she revealed a faint smile.