Mortal: Fengling Linggen, married Chen Qiaoqian

The two old men were high-level cultivators in the early and middle Nascent Soul stages respectively, and were considered top masters in the Tiansha Continent.

"No matter who you are, if you are willing to stop before it is too late."

"If you return the stolen Golden Sparkle Ring to us in time, perhaps we can save your reputation."

"After all, the person who can break into our sect's important place and steal treasures must be at least a cultivator in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul. Why would he do something that would damage his status?"

The old man with thick eyebrows said threateningly.

Although the mysterious monk's escape speed was relatively slow, the two old men chased him relentlessly.

They finally caught up with him, but the mysterious aura around him prevented them from seeing his true level of cultivation.

Therefore, the two did not act rashly, but tentatively put forward the above suggestions.

A cold light flashed in the mysterious monk's eyes. He gently raised his hand and an object floated in the wind, flying straight towards the old man who was speaking.

The old man, who had not yet come to his senses, instinctively stretched out his hand to grab the flying object, and the flying object fell steadily into his hand.

It turned out to be just an ordinary storage bag.

The old monk showed a puzzled look.

"This magic weapon called 'Golden Sparkling Ring' is of great use to me. As for the pile of spirit stones in the bag, let's consider it as the price I paid for it."

The mysterious monk said this expressionlessly, his voice slightly hoarse.

"That's nonsense! The 'Golden Sparkling Ring' is our sect's most precious treasure. Even if you offer us a lot of spirit stones, we will never sell it to you."

The old man was indeed surprised when he saw the large amount of spirit stones in the bag, but when he heard the other party's next words, he became so angry that his face turned red.

"In that case, there is nothing I can do. I will never return this treasure to you."

The mysterious monk replied calmly.

"Hmph, then you should leave your life here as well."

Another old man with sharp eyes suddenly said coldly, and then he opened his mouth.

A red light rushed out, and in the blink of an eye, it reached above the head of the mysterious monk.

After discovering that the other party had no intention of returning the treasure, this cultivator in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul decisively launched an attack.

However, something shocking happened.

The mysterious monk did not use any magic weapon, but simply made a light stroke in the air with one hand.

Circles of gray light appeared out of nowhere and then quickly flew upwards.

The red light was swept by the gray light and immediately emitted a violent vibration, with spiritual light splashing everywhere, revealing its true face.

It turned out to be a small crimson sword, only a few inches long, flashing with a cold light.

At this moment, the small sword was spinning continuously in the gray glow, and seemed to have lost the ability to control itself.

The old man with eagle eyes who released the flying sword in the air was terrified. At this moment, his spiritual connection with the flying sword was cut off.

The old man with thick eyebrows next to him noticed that something was wrong and immediately shouted loudly, waving his sleeves, and a square object shining with golden light was sacrificed.

As soon as this thing appeared, its volume expanded wildly and turned into a huge golden brick several feet high. It smashed down hard like a mountain pressing down on top of one's head.

The mysterious monk below let out a light sigh, then frowned slightly. He then stretched out his other hand and slowly drew a half circle above his head.

After a loud "bang", a more violent cloud of dust flew up and collided with the gold brick.

As a result, the rays of light only circled lightly on the surface of the gold brick, and the aura of the treasure dissipated instantly, and its size shrank in an instant, rolling out of control.

The mysterious monk stretched out his hand into the air again. The gold brick and the red sword trembled constantly and fell straight down from the sky, about to fall into the hands of the monk below.

At this time, the old man with eagle eyes was really a little panicked. Without time to think, he directly grabbed Yan Yun in the air.

Suddenly, a huge hand as white as jade emerged from below, and then the five fingers clenched tightly.

It turned into an extremely huge palm and slapped it fiercely. Obviously, he tried to destroy the mysterious monk in one fell swoop.

However, the mysterious monk just flicked his hand lightly into the air.

A golden light flashed, and a golden sword energy slashed across the sky. The light fist instantly split in the middle and turned into countless star-like white lights and disappeared.

When the old man with eagle eyes saw this scene, his face turned extremely pale.

After confirming that the two treasures in his hands were correct, the mysterious monk looked up at the two people in the air and said coldly.

"If we add these two treasures, would you two Taoist friends be willing to exchange them?"

The two old men felt as if they had hit rock bottom.

They really couldn't imagine that the other party could take away their magic weapons and crack their secret techniques in an instant.

What kind of magical power is that gray glow that possesses such astonishing power.

For a moment, everyone present was silent, and no one dared to speak easily.

Upon seeing this, the mysterious monk raised his lips slightly, and suddenly threw the treasure in his hand into the air. With a flash of spiritual light, he turned into a stream of green light and rushed away.

When the two old men saw this scene, they were stunned at first, and then hurriedly cast a spell to take their treasures back into their bodies.

Then they looked at the light gradually disappearing in the distance and looked at each other, their hearts full of confusion.

"Junior brother, should we chase after them?"

After a while, the old man with thick eyebrows asked hesitantly.

"In that case, Senior Brother, let me ask you, how are we going to catch up?"

"Obviously, the other party has already let us off the hook. If we don't know what's good for us and continue to go deeper, I'm afraid we'll really anger the other party and make them want to kill us."

The old man with eagle eyes replied helplessly.

"But the magical weapon called 'Golden Shining Ring' is one of the lifeblood of our sect."

"It was lost in the hands of others. How can we easily explain this matter to the sect?"

The old man with thick eyebrows is still upset about the loss of his treasure.

"In this cultivation world, since ancient times, the strong are respected and the weak are eliminated."

"The 'Golden Shining Ring' back then was not something that our sect possessed, but was stolen from other sects by our ancestors."

"Now that it has been taken away by someone else again, it can only be regarded as my own fault."

"Let's go back quickly. After all, you and I both have important responsibilities and need to use our full energy to support the development and operation of the sect."

The old man with eagle eyes said with a wry smile, then turned into a streak of red light and rushed in the opposite direction. The old man with thick eyebrows was stunned for a moment, then he let out a long sigh, and then turned into a streak of light and followed the old man with eagle eyes away.

High in the distant sky, the mysterious practitioner controlled the light of escape to travel thousands of miles, and suddenly stopped in the air.

Immediately afterwards, a creaking sound was heard from the escaping light, and the man's body suddenly grew several inches taller.

At the same time, the green light kept flowing on his face, and his entire face changed in the blur, turning into an ordinary-looking young man.

This mysterious person is Yan Yun.

At this moment, he shook out his sleeves, and a round magic weapon shining with golden light appeared before his eyes.

He grabbed with one hand and shook it slightly, and immediately countless illusory illusions appeared, which seemed extremely magical.

"The protective power of this treasure is first-rate. Among the treasures I have obtained in recent years, it is one of the top three."

Yan Yun had a satisfied smile on his face and praised himself.

"It's almost time. Fellow Daoist Yan should go back and take a look."

"Otherwise, if that space node suddenly collapses, you will regret it for the rest of your life."

A boy's soft laughter could be heard from Yan Yun's sleeves.

"I don't need to be reminded of this truth by Fellow Daoist Tianlan. I already know it."

"Over the years, although I have obtained many treasures and secret techniques, except for four or five of them, the rest have disappointed me."

“Despite their reputation, they don’t live up to their reputation.”

"I think that after entering the space node, these treasures may not be able to play their due role."

Yan Yun's expression suddenly turned gloomy, and his tone became low.

"That being said, we cannot deny it completely. If you compare ordinary ancient treasures in the human world with spiritual treasures like the Eight Spirit Ruler, you will naturally feel that they pale in comparison."

"However, it's better to have something than nothing. Moreover, although you have been busy traveling around the human world over the years, you must have understood some of the mysteries in the Golden Palace Jade Book."

"This knowledge may save your life at a critical moment."

The boy retorted calmly.

"maybe!"

Yan Yun agreed with this, but the five fingers of one of his hands inadvertently clenched together in his sleeves, and then slowly loosened.

The boy named Tianlan, who was transformed from a monster, naturally would not know this.

Yan Yun's greatest gain over the years was not the treasures and magic formulas he collected, nor was it the contents of the Golden Palace Jade Book, but another mystery...

Over the past few decades, Yan Yun has always regularly eaten a dragon scale fruit that had long been stored in his storage bag.

Because of the tremendous effect of this magical fruit, his current strength has long surpassed the limits that human practitioners can achieve.

Going back to the time when he first brought the Dragon Scale Fruit into the Demon Valley.

At that time, the mustard seed space envoy sent by the humanoid puppet in order to rescue Yan Yun and restore his physical body brought a large amount of elixirs to Yan Yun, including this fruit.

However, Yan Yun did not eat this fruit frequently. Usually, he could only refine one fruit every half a month.

The reason is that although the medicinal properties of this fruit are weak and helpful for spiritual practice, it is impossible to effectively refine all the medicinal properties every time.

As time went by, even though he had practiced the Ming Wang Jue to the third level, his body could no longer withstand the long-term accumulated effects.

During the conversation with King Jin Jiao that day, his suggestion of taking the medicine every day naturally came from the powerful physique of the special race of Jiaolong.

However, during the time when Yan Yun was in seclusion and practicing, he tried to break through to the Spirit Transformation Realm.

Therefore, he did not have much time to refine the medicine. He stopped taking it after only taking it for more than ten years and instead focused on studying the Qingyuan Sword Technique.

Before he arrived at the Five Dragon Sea this time, he deliberately cultivated a lot of dragon scale fruits in advance, and then filled a whole storage bag with them and carried it with him.

During the period of time that followed, he kept carrying this mysterious fruit with him as he traveled around, overcoming obstacles while also not forgetting to consume the fruit to help him practice the "Bone Tempering Technique".

This way you can both improve your strength and refine the medicinal power, killing two birds with one stone.

Yan Yun was surprised to find that the combination of "Bone Tempering Technique" and Dragon Scale Fruit produced unexpectedly good results.

The technique that originally seemed difficult to practice actually made amazing progress with the mutual promotion of the two. In just a few decades, he successfully practiced to several levels.

Now when he looked inward, he discovered that his bones were not only much thicker than before, but also had a light golden color, which was very similar to the skin color he had when he was practicing the Ming Wang Jue.

In terms of strength, he now does not need to use any magic power in his body. He can easily lift huge stones weighing tens of thousands of pounds with just the strength of his hands without changing his expression.

A deeper surprise was that he discovered that the dragon scale fruit was also very beneficial for the practice of Ming Wang Jue.

So much so that in the process of practicing the "Bone Tempering Technique", he quietly and unknowingly raised the Ming Wang Jue to the fourth level.

While Yan Yun was enjoying the benefits of the dragon scale fruit, he would of course also consider the issue of confidentiality and would not let anyone else know about the existence of the Xu Tian Ding, so as to avoid causing unnecessary trouble.

After all, if he took out this mysterious fruit frequently, it might cause misunderstanding and doubts from others.

“Speaking of which, it is really puzzling that the Yuanci Divine Light would turn gray after being cultivated to the great stage.”

"In my opinion, this kind of magical power should show five-colored light instead of being so low-key."

"When you have cultivated to perfection, you will be able to harness the magnetic force of the five elements and thus restrain the divine tools of the five elements."

"In the future, this magical power will surely increase in power as your cultivation continues to improve. There is no need to practice it too hard."

"This is a very rare magical power. Even if the enemy's cultivation is one level higher than yours, it is difficult for him to withstand the power of this technique."

When the boy was talking about the Yuanci Divine Light, the subject suddenly changed.

“It was unexpected that it resulted in such a low-key appearance.”

"When I was cultivating, I did show the brilliance of the five elements. Only after I reached the great stage of cultivation did this abnormal change occur."

Yan Yun thought about what the boy said and felt confused.

Yan Yun had long been suspicious of the past, but he kept it all in the depths of his heart and never told anyone.

Today, the boy mentioned this matter inadvertently, and Yan Yun couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

"Haha, this set of skills was created by the cultivators in this world. Although it is slightly mutated, it is normal."

The boy smiled slightly and answered.

"That's true. The power of the divine light remains unchanged, so even if the color changes slightly, what does it matter?"

Yan Yun's mouth twitched slightly, and then he replied with a carefree smile. (End of this chapter)