Mortals cultivate immortality, and their IQ is playing with their heartbeats

With a hint of regret, Li Chengfeng inquired, "Then, does Fellow Daoist know the origin of this Nine Nether Earth Fiend, or the secret of its formation?"

Steward Qian Yong responded with a smile, "As far as I know, there is indeed a method to synthesize the Nine Nether Earth Fiend, which is to fuse the Earth Fiend Blood Crystal and the Nine Desire Celestial Bloom, two rare items.

This can achieve the effect of the Nine Nether Earth Fiend, even surpassing it. However, such a conversion is actually not worth the cost, because the Earth Fiend Blood Crystal itself is almost the same as the Nine Nether Earth Fiend, and adding the Nine Desire Celestial Bloom makes the cost exorbitant, far exceeding the value of the Nine Nether Earth Fiend."

Upon hearing this, Li Chengfeng's heart stirred slightly, as he possessed an Earth Fiend Blood Crystal. He then asked, "Does your sect have this Nine Desire Celestial Bloom?"

Steward Qian Yong replied, "Naturally, we do, but its value is as high as six thousand high-grade spirit stones."

After hearing this, Li Chengfeng couldn't help but lament his limited wealth, shaking his head and saying, "I have no intention of buying, only because my purse is light. I merely wanted to inquire about this synthesis method, to see if the Nine Desire Celestial Bloom and Earth Fiend Blood Crystal can be obtained through other means."

Steward Qian Yong continued, "As for this synthesis method, our sect can provide it to you for only ten middle-grade spirit stones.

It is said that within the Ghost Valley Secret Realm of the Five Fiend Sect, one might find the Nine Desire Celestial Bloom, although the chances are extremely slim.

Legend has it that the Nine Desire Celestial Bloom is a treasure that major sects compete for, and occasionally, someone might obtain it."

Li Chengfeng developed a strong interest in that secret realm, asking, "When does this secret realm open?"

Steward Qian Yong replied, "It opens once every ten years, and there are still three years until the next opening."

Li Chengfeng nodded, calculating that there were only two years left until Lou Lan examined his divine sense. He had to face this crisis first.

He decided in his heart that since he was staying in the Blood Fiend Sect, he would definitely have the opportunity to enter that secret realm.

However, entering the secret realm was extremely dangerous, and many Demonic Path disciples avoided it, unless they were facing a life-or-death crisis or had other plans.

Li Chengfeng decided to take a chance, but he had to pass Lou Lan's test first. This was another difficult problem for him.

He had once thought about escaping if he couldn't solve it, but now it seemed he had to stay.

Recently, he noticed that although Lou Lan was affected by the Corrupted Copper Coin, she hadn't gone mad, only becoming eccentric and domineering, without causing too much harm.

This made him confused about Lou Lan's condition. Could it be that the treasure had lost its effect? Or had it already defected to Lou Lan?

After pondering, he asked the steward, "Are there any detailed records or maps of this secret realm?"

Steward Qian Yong smiled and took out a map, saying, "My Treasure Pavilion has everything. This is a detailed guide, telling you how to protect yourself after entering the secret realm, how to sit back and enjoy the benefits, and how to save your life or obtain rare spiritual herbs, and so on.

As for the Nine Desire Celestial Bloom, there are also records. You can buy it for only one middle-grade spirit stone, because our Treasure Pavilion has sold many of these. Everyone who enters the secret realm comes to buy one."

Li Chengfeng bought a guide without hesitation, and upon closer inspection, it was indeed very detailed.

He also bought detailed maps of several nearby countries and the Nanli Kingdom, spending a total of three middle-grade spirit stones.

At this point, he had already spent most of his spirit stones, but he decided not to continue buying, as he wanted to leave himself a way out. After all, the cultivation resources he needed to enter the secret realm were even greater.

He bid farewell to Steward Qian Yong, left the Treasure Pavilion, immediately changed his aura and appearance, and adjusted his strength to the seventh level of Qi Refining.

He didn't want to attract the attention of the Treasure Pavilion, let alone become their target.

As expected, he found two people following him. Although he wasn't sure if they were related to the Treasure Pavilion, he didn't want to become a lamb to the slaughter, so he left there more carefully.

After following for a while, the two people failed to track Li Chengfeng and retreated.

They went back to report to Steward Qian Yong, saying, "This person is cautious and has extraordinary strength. When he left, he disappeared almost in the blink of an eye, completely losing our sense of him."

Steward Qian Yong said decisively, "It seems he is a strong person, deliberately disguised as a low-level cultivator. We should not make a rash move and just do good business with him in the future."

The steward was very clever. He understood that taking action without certainty could easily ruin his future and damage the reputation of the Treasure Pavilion.

He knew that once the Treasure Pavilion spread the scandal of robbing customers, it would definitely cause an uproar, and competitors would definitely publicize it, at which point he would also face a situation where he would have no place to be buried.

Li Chengfeng didn't know the inside story. After leaving the Treasure Pavilion, he had already made up his mind that he must enter the Heavenly Ghost Valley Secret Realm and obtain the Nine Desire Celestial Bloom, and then use the secret method to synthesize the Nine Nether Earth Fiend.

He understood the importance of Foundation Establishment, which was the cornerstone of entering the Immortal Path and must be polished to be indestructible. The more solid the foundation.

The higher the realm one will cultivate to in the future, so he would never be careless about this, and would rather spend more time to prepare properly and build the strongest Foundation Establishment.

Foundation Establishment is divided into four grades: top grade, middle grade, low grade, and supreme grade.

Generally speaking, supreme-grade Foundation Establishment only exists in legends, and top-grade Foundation Establishment is only a good story passed down by disciples of super sects.

In reality, most cultivators' Foundation Establishments are low grade, and middle-grade Foundation Establishments are rare.

However, Li Chengfeng's goal was supreme-grade Foundation Establishment, because he was practicing the Foundation Establishment method recorded in the Prosperous and Withered Sky-Reaching Art, which was definitely the best of the best.

Li Chengfeng, after careful preparation, was ready to advance to the eleventh level of Qi Refining and condense his own nascent world.

He spent nearly ten thousand middle-grade spirit stones and nearly thirty thousand low-grade spirit stones, buying all the necessary materials, and also bought some insights into alchemy and artifact refining.

In order to avoid exposing all his cards to the Treasure Pavilion, he chose to make purchases in other shops, and his gains were considerable.

Li Chengfeng's carefully planned scheme was now perfectly completed, and he was about to embark on his journey home and advance to the eleventh level of Qi Refining.

He was condensing his nascent world, and for this moment, he had given everything, buying all the necessary materials, spending nearly ten thousand middle-grade spirit stones, and thirty thousand low-grade spirit stones.

He even took all the precious insights into alchemy and talisman making from the sect. He did not stay in the Treasure Pavilion, but chose other shops, deeply understanding the principle of not exposing all his cards to others. This action was very fruitful.

However, Li Chengfeng did not return to the sect directly. He planned to find a quiet place and return after advancing to the eleventh level of Qi Refining.

He had asked the sect for a month's leave, and only two days had passed, so there was plenty of time.

However, where would be the ideal place to advance? On the map in his hand, there was a place called Yellow Sand Valley, which was said to be deserted, with no demonic energy or spiritual energy, a barren land. He decided to go there and try his luck.

Before heading to Yellow Sand Valley, Li Chengfeng casually strolled through the market, looking relaxed.

Many rogue cultivators gathered here, setting up stalls to sell various items, paying a certain fee in exchange for the right to set up a stall.

Li Chengfeng walked to a stall and suddenly looked serious.

On the stall was an ancient sword, although dilapidated, it exuded an unspeakable aura.