"The vibrant salmon-colored flowers made Chen Yun's mood instantly agitated."

    Although his own Dao heart was complete, he did not need the high-end version of the liàn jīn huà qì tāng to become a high-grade priest. However, according to normal circumstances, the speed of cultivation would not be very fast.

    Now, there are actually celestial red flowers in the hair storage artifact of Lü City. With this, he could completely brew the high-end version of the Refining Essence into Qi potion, rapidly breaking through to the rank of a high-grade priest, even reaching the middle stage of that rank.

    As for after the middle stage of a high-grade priest, according to his previous experience of taking spiritual potions, Chen Yun knew that he would enter a very slow period of cultivation growth.

    "From a high-grade priest to the realm of a Sect Master, there are no spiritual elixirs to be consumed. It requires my own efforts to cultivate and reach the realm of a Sect Master."

    Although this was something that made Chen Yun rather regretful, as of the current stage, being able to obtain celestial red flowers and brew the high-end version of the Refining Essence into Qi potion was absolutely a joyous event!

    "After watching this, I have been out for over a year. I will immediately brew the high-end version of the Refining Essence into Qi potion after seeing what I have gained."

    Chen Yun did not rush to brew the spiritual elixir. He continued to look at what was in the hair.

    The number of celestial spiritual roots within was immense, too many to believe!

    Looking at it from a distance, various types of celestial spiritual roots were piled up like a small mountain.

    All kinds of spiritual roots, such aslingqi, zhuguo, shuifoheteng, qingyunguoand so on.

    Chen Yun counted carefully and found that there were roughly seventy or eight kinds of different celestial spiritual roots in there.

    What is most surprising among these celestial spiritual roots is that he saw a rare grass called "Nine Lives Returning to the Soul Herb" which can be used in the Refining Soul and Emptiness Spiritual Elixir.

    "This collection of Lü City actually contains such a treasure?"

    Chen Yun was truly startled for a moment.

    "Nine Lives Returning to the Soul Herb" is a real celestial herb. According to the books, as long as a person has died and the soul is still in the underworld, even if their body has decayed and rotted, they can be revived with this grass. Moreover, it's not just about restoring the body to its original state; it can even restore it to its youthful appearance.

    What is most important is that it applies to almost anyone below the Tianxian realm, no matter what their level of cultivation is.

    Even if you were to fall from the realm of Immortals, you could be restored by using this celestial herb, provided that your soul and spirit have not been scattered.

    As for those above the Tianxian realm, it will be ineffective.

    The primary reason for this is that the power within the divine body of a Tianxian realm cultivator is too vast.

    The spiritual Qi of the Nine Lives Returning to the Soul Herb is not sufficient to condense such immense power to restore a Tianxian body.

    No matter how, possessing the Nine Lives Returning to the Soul Herb is not just about having an additional life. Even if one truly falls and their soul is not scattered by others, as long as their body has not been completely destroyed, they can still be revived to their prime by using this celestial herb. Their physical form or disciples could use it to return to their former glory!

    "Good! That's wonderful!" Chen Yun was overjoyed, "With the Nine Lives Returning to the Soul Herb, I no longer have to worry about being killed by a dark plot."

    He was slightly excited for a moment, then continued to observe for anything else.

    There were countless magical artifacts and weapons, such as divine swords and magical seals, which could be seen by the dozens from a distance.

    However, the quality of these magical artifacts was not particularly high.

    Chen Yun estimated that Lü City had looted from cultivators with shallow cultivation, which is why the quality of the magical artifacts was not very high.

    However, there were a few weapons that looked pretty good.

    "Although these magical artifacts are not very powerful, I can give them to my disciples to use, saving myself the trouble of forging them."

    Chen Yun thought to himself, "If I equip my disciples and divine soldiers with these magical artifacts, their combat power would definitely rise significantly."

    These are my personal weapons, and their combat power increasing greatly would be equivalent to me increasing significantly in combat power when I am fighting against others and deploying troops in the future.

    Chen Yun continued to observe, and then saw some good celestial treasures and earthly treasures. They were all materials for refining weapons, such as fire jade iron, ice crystal essence, and so on.

    With these materials, it would be estimated that one could forge about twenty or thirty high-quality magical artifacts.

    As his gains increased, he also became increasingly satisfied with his inner thoughts.

    While lamenting the stroke of luck that comes with a windfall, Chen Yun's consciousness fell onto a pile of books and jade scrolls.

    Using his "consciousness," he swept through the pile, and was surprised to find that almost all of these books and jade scrolls were cultivation methods and various types of spells.

    The most crucial aspect is that these cultivation methods encompass a wide range of topics, seemingly originating from numerous different sects.

    The spells are similarly diverse.

    Methods from sects such as Miao Mountain, Luoshan, and Liushan are almost all present.

    Even Chen Yun saw Buddhist, witchcraft, Confucian, and some demonic arts cultivation methods and spells in them.

    Of course, there was also the chilling practice of pox and toxin cultivation.

    This thing is really amazing. If cultivated to completion, the destructive power would be terrifying to the extreme.

    However, it is too vicious, and Chen Yun might try to cultivate it, but he won't use it much.

    Otherwise, if he were to casually cast a poison spell, he might wipe out all living things within a radius of ten thousand miles.

    He couldn't bear the burden of such a consequence.

    What surprised him most was that there was actually a "Zhen Longhu Jiu Xian Jing" within it!

    "Who...?" Chen Yun, looking at the "Zhen Longhu Jiu Xian Jing," was completely stunned, "The Daoist art originated from my master. With the passage of time, some have created new Daoist arts. This "Zhen Longhu Jiu Xian Jing" is the creation of Master Luo Gongyuan and Master Ye Jingneng. It is said to be the grand law of Daoist arts, with no significant difference from my master's "Pò Mí Zhèng Dào Gē." In some places, it may even surpass it."

    If an ordinary person were to obtain the "Zhen Longhu Jiu Xian Jing," they would undoubtedly not know of its value.

    Chen Yun is different, as he himself practices Daoist Inner Energy cultivation. Now that he has obtained the "Zhen Longhu Jiu Xian Jing," a unique Daoist Inner Energy cultivation method, he can carefully study and use it as a reference to push his own Daoist Inner Energy cultivation to a new peak!

    And... it's even possible that he could surpass the Daoist arts created by his master!

    He changed his expression several times before finally letting out a long breath, musing to himself, "These are the great methods of Master Luo and Master Ye. Though I have obtained them by chance, I cannot covet the inner alchemy techniques within. Otherwise, it might bring misfortune. I'll find an opportunity to return the 'Zhen Longhu Jiu Xian Jing' to Master Luo or Master Ye later."

    Chen Yun knows what to take and what not to hoard.

    Luo Gongyuan and Ye Jingneng are not ordinary people.

    Master Luo Gongyuan is someone who is as famous as Zhang Guolao, so you can imagine how exalted his status is.

    Master Ye Jingneng is even more impressive. This Daoist cultivator is known as the Heavenly Teacher. Not only is he very powerful himself, but his family is also very influential.

    As Chen Yun knows, the orthodox sect of Xuanmeng has four Daoist cultivation families, which are the descendants of Zhang Tianshi, Ge Tianshi, Xu Tianshi, and one more is the lineage of Ye Tianshi.

    The "Ye Tianshi" here refers to Ye Jingshen's nephew, Ye Fashan.

    Of course, as a famous high-level cultivator, Ye Jingshen is also known as "Ye Tianshi," but his fame is slightly less than that of his nephew, Ye Fashan.

    There are many powerful figures in the Ye family, including Ye Qianyuan, Ye Daoxing, Ye Guozhong, Ye Huiming, Ye Yiyuan, and Ye Shiqiang.

    Such a famous and influential family in the cultivation world is one that anyone would prefer not to offend.

    Of course, Chen Yun knows that he cannot take the "Zhen Longhu Jiu Xian Jing."

    "Hmm, even without the 'Zhen Longhu Jiu Xian Jing,' I have already received a bountiful harvest."

    Chen Yun was very satisfied and decided to plant all the celestial spiritual roots with stems back into the sacred soil he brought back from the Transmission of Tao Temple.

    In the future, if he or his disciples need to cultivate medicinal herbs using celestial spiritual roots, they can save a lot of time not looking for them.

    Thinking about it, he took out Kang Yuan's storage artifact called "Money."

    "At the time, I saw that it contained the 'Art of Earth,' so I started to cultivate it. I haven't had a chance to look at what's inside properly, so now is as good a time as any."

    Chen Yun used his spiritual consciousness to sweep through the interior.

    There were also over ten celestial spiritual roots.

    Additionally, there were a few magical artifacts of decent quality.

    Also, there were some earthly treasures that could be used for refining.

    The magical artifacts and celestial treasures may not be as good as the items in Lü City's hair, but there are many valuable celestial spiritual roots among them.

    For example, there are two kinds of medicinal herbs inside, known as Blood Red Poria and Snowy Pearl, both of which are needed for the Qi-to-Spirit Soup.

    Although it is called a pearl, the Snowy Pearl is actually the fruit of a medicinal herb that looks very much like a pearl.

    "Having these two medicinal roots saves me a lot of time collecting them."

    Chen Yun felt increasingly satisfied.

    He carefully checked again and found that there were also Taoist cultivation methods inside the money storage artifact.

    These are Taoist cultivation methods, and he will use them for reference at most, but won't really delve into them.

    Seeing this, Chen Yun's mood became even more delightful.

    Just from the storage artifacts of these two people, he has already received so many surprises.

    Adding his own gains to this, in over a year's time, he has indeed made some significant progress.

    To be honest, he has gained so much that he's a bit confused about what exactly he has.

    Chen Yun carefully inspected them.

    In the end, he found that his harvest was so rich that he couldn't believe it.

    Firstly, there was a large collection of medicinal pills for recovery. Although these were not particularly valuable, they could be used to quickly recover true Qi if he ever exhausted his Qi in a battle against an opponent.

    Secondly, there were some celestial spiritual roots, such as the Yueyue Longxu Cao, Zhu Guo, and Jing Jing Longyan that he collected during his time in the inner cave.

    Of course, there were also treasures obtained through trading with others, such as spirit herbs like the immortal ginseng.

    Moreover, Chen Yun was surprised to find that among the celestial spiritual roots he had collected, there was actually a magical red flower.

    "Uh..." he was a bit stunned, "When did I collect a magical red flower?"

    He racked his brains and finally remembered that he had collected it by accident.

    However, a single magical red flower was not enough to brew the high-end version of the Refining Essence to Qi soup, so he had overlooked it.

    Since he obtained dozens of magical red flowers from the storage artifact of Lü City, the one he got by accident is already unimportant.

    Among the celestial spiritual roots, the most precious ones were the immortal ginseng.

    "This stuff can increase my success rate by at least 30% when I pass the three stages of refining golden elixirs, and it is a treasure that is not to be found every day."

    Chen Yun treasures the immortal ginseng greatly and knows that it might play a crucial role in his ability to refine golden elixirs.

    The three stages are far too dangerous.

    Even someone of the caliber of Master Wang Laozhi encountered problems while going through the three stages and ultimately had to be reincarnated for a new life of cultivation.

    It can be imagined how precious immortal ginseng is.

    After checking over a hundred and twenty different celestial spiritual roots, Chen Yun began looking at the celestial treasures needed for refining magical artifacts. He had collected about thirty to forty kinds himself, such as the fangs of a water serpent and the shells of millipedes, among others. Including those celestial treasures from Lü City's and Kang Yuan's storage artifacts, if he put his mind to it, he could likely forge many magical artifacts with great functions and powerful effects, as well as formidable divine weapons.

    "Yuan Chu said he would introduce me to a master blacksmith to refine the water serpent's fangs into an extraordinary sword. I'll talk to Yuan Chu about it after I successfully reach the rank of High Magic Practitioner."

    While thinking, Chen Yun continued to inspect the other things.

    Finally, after completing the inspection, he found that in over a year's time, he had collected so many valuable items.

    Dragon Qi, "The Way of the Celestial Sword," Life Water, Magic Crystal Cannon, Seven Treasures Elixir Pill, Golden Apple, Forget-Pain Fruit, Divinization Herb, Ice Ring Treasure, seven enhanced Gathering Qi Pearls, and seven ghost soldiers that are comparable to upper-level mages.

    "The rewards I gained from my travels are absolutely bountiful."

    Chen Yun looked at his own harvest and said, "I doubt that even some medium-sized or small sects have as much wealth as I do."

    A person's resources can be equal to those of a medium or small sect!

    If this were to be spread out, countless people would be jealous with envy!

    "Oh, right." Suddenly, Chen Yun remembered that there was a dragon comparable to the sect master locked up in his Five Colors of Glass Pagoda. "If I can subdue it, I'll have two powerful combat forces that are comparable to the sect master under me. And if I also transform the Jingshu of the Sun's Qi given by my ancestor into an avatar, my strength will become unprecedentedly powerful."

    The process of transforming the Jingshu of the Sun's Qi into an avatar is relatively time-consuming.

    Transforming the Jingshu of the Sun's Qi into a Dao body is a time-consuming process. He decided to do this only after breaking through to the rank of High Magic Practitioner.

    As for making the dragon submissive and become his "war general," it seems relatively difficult on the surface.

    But Chen Yun didn't put much thought into it.

    Because he had the absolutely compliant "Baihu."

    This thing is a divine beast that can control and subdue dragons and other divine beasts.

    "I will release the dragon tomorrow. If it doesn't want to submit, I will let Baihu beat it into submission!"

    Chen Yun finally checked his harvest and prepared to rest well for the night, adjusting his body condition to the best before attempting to brew the high-end Refining Essence to Qi soup and striving for the rank of High Magic Practitioner!

    Just thinking about becoming a High Magic Practitioner, he couldn't help but feel excited secretly.

    To some extent, High Magic Practitioners are the cultivators who truly stand at the peak of power in the mortal realm.

    As for the sect master, people at this level are already considered semi-divine, and thus not to be counted as part of the mortal realm's power.

    "I wonder how much stronger my strength will become after I break through to the High Magic Practitioner rank through my inner dan cultivation technique."

    Chen Yun was very eager in his heart, surely it would be much stronger than now?

    (This chapter is completed)