CHAPTER 421: CHAPTER 391 VERMILION BIRD STONE

Recalling Lu Zhiwei’s past strength and comparing it to now, Wei Yuan felt complex emotions in his heart.

At that time, he even had the idea of seizing the opportunity to kill Lu Zhiwei, but later, due to caution, he thought such a course of action was inadvisable, and therefore did not act.

Of course, even back then, he wasn’t Lu Zhiwei’s opponent.

But, just a few years have passed?

He himself was still stuck at the Ninth-Layer Qi Cultivation, unable to advance or reach Foundation Establishment, while Lu Zhiwei’s strength had grown strong enough to contend with Han Zongyuan.

Moreover, Lu Zhiwei teamed up with Lu Yuanshan to kill Han Zongyuan in one decisive blow.

As for Chen Chuanhe, now in Wei Yuan’s eyes, he was simply a mere clown and should not have rushed to be cannon fodder.

Now, the ambush didn’t succeed, and he got himself trapped.

"Lu Yuanshan!"

"Lu Zhiwei!"

"Ah..."

While Wei Yuan was pondering, a roar that shook the heavens and earth rang out from the Sect Hall of Hengyue Sect, full of rage.

Hearing this roar, many Hengyue Sect disciples, frightened, shrank back their necks, hurriedly stopped discussing, and became as silent as cicadas in winter.

Some disciples, with gloomy expressions, wanted to take action against Lu Yuanshan and Lu Zhiwei to avenge Han Zongyuan and others, but they were too weak.

"The sky of Lushan County is going to change."

Wei Yuan let out a long sigh.

Cyan Mountain Sect has the Sect Establishment Order, and calculating the days, there are still three or four months left until the end of the hundred-year protection period. As long as the protection period is still in effect, no one dares to take action against Cyan Mountain Sect at Dubhe Institute.

The same applies to Hengyue Sect; they can’t launch a massive attack on Cyan Mountain Sect’s mountain gate at this time.

As for minor scuffles, taking action against members of Cyan Mountain Sect outside its territory, that’s certainly allowed, and Dubhe Institute will not intervene.

But what does that change?

Could the Sect Leader now descend the mountain and challenge Lu Yuanshan and Lu Zhiwei?

Compared to Han Zongyuan, the Sect Leader’s strength is only a small realm higher.

If the Sect Leader acts impulsively, he’s also likely to lose.

If the Sect Leader loses, then it would mean the dissolution of Hengyue Sect.

The Sect Leader’s response to this matter became what Wei Yuan next paid attention to.

...

Cyan Lotus Mountain.

After returning to the Cyan Mountain Sect, Lu Yuanshan and Lu Zhiwei began to tally the rewards of this battle, with Lu Changfeng and Lu Ping observing from the side.

As two Foundation Establishment Cultivators of Hengyue Sect, one Mid-stage Foundation Establishment and the other Late-stage Foundation Establishment, they held high status within Hengyue Sect—naturally, their possessions would be quite valuable.

First was Chen Chuanhe’s Storage Bag.

Aside from a few ordinary magical artifacts, he had two artifacts of decent quality.

One is a Tier Two High-Grade Flying Sword.

The other is the Locking Ring Spiritual Artifact.

Chen Chuanhe once attempted to use this Locking Ring Spiritual Artifact to capture Lu Zhiwei.

These two magical artifacts, in the eyes of Lu Yuanshan and the others, were considered somewhat low tier, as the artifacts in their hands were mostly Tier Three Spiritual Artifacts.

However, for Song Minghui, Chu Qin, and other disciples, they were certainly the best to use.

There were also some elixirs and Spirit Stones.

The elixirs were mostly common Tier One and Tier Two pills, mainly for healing and restoring Qi Blood, as well as some for aiding cultivation.

As for Spirit Stones, there were over forty thousand, quite a considerable gain.

Then there was Han Zongyuan.

Han Zongyuan’s wealth slightly surprised Lu Yuanshan.

In terms of magical artifacts, the broken Mountain Seal, which Lu Zhiwei picked up a piece of and could be reforged into a new magical artifact, at least of Tier Three Lower Grade.

The other magical artifact was the Magic Banner, also Tier Three Lower Grade.

Just these two artifacts were of not low tier, the rest were Tier One and Tier Two magical artifacts.

In terms of elixir collection, it was similar to Chen Chuanhe’s, but among them, there was a bottle of Tier Three Middle Grade Elixir, which Lu Yuanshan and his sister examined closely.

"This is a Purple Sun Pill."

Lu Ping, sharp-eyed, immediately recognized the origin of this elixir.

The Purple Sun Pill is for Late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators. Consuming one could enhance a Foundation Establishment Cultivator’s cultivation, allowing them to advance a small realm.

However, there are usage limits to this elixir, as it contains Dan Poison, allowing a Foundation Establishment Cultivator to consume only one.

Due to its special nature, this Dan Poison cannot be refined by a Foundation Establishment Cultivator and will accumulate in the body over the years, damaging the Dao Body, so a second pill is not recommended.

"This is the Purple Sun Pill..."

Seeing the Purple Sun Pill for the first time, Lu Yuanshan poured one out into his palm and examined it closely for a moment.

The elixir is light purple, about the size of a peanut, without any elixir fragrance, appearing quite ordinary from its appearance.

"There are three pills in the bottle, just enough for each of you three siblings to have one, each enhancing a small realm."

"Currently, the Spirit Void Pill and Jade Bee Pill produced within the Sect, although capable of enhancing Foundation Establishment Cultivator’s cultivation, you have already used them for a long time, reducing their effectiveness for you, making it difficult to advance further."

Lu Ping explained slowly.

Hearing this, Lu Yuanshan acknowledged that what Lu Ping said made sense. From now on, those Spirit Void Pills and Jade Bee Pills would mainly supply the Sect disciples like Zhang Nianchuan and Xu Mengyuan.

Maximizing the benefits of cultivation resources.

Besides the Purple Sun Pill, Han Zongyuan’s Storage Bag also had a significant supply of Spirit Stones, more than six times that of Chen Chuanhe, totaling over one hundred twenty thousand Spirit Stones.

Spirit Stones and the Purple Sun Pill, Lu Ping and the others initially thought these were the greatest spoils from the battle, not anticipating that Lu Zhiwei would discover a rare refining material in Han Zongyuan’s Storage Bag.

Vermilion Bird Stone.

"Oh, Han Zongyuan actually collected such an Artifact Refining Treasure."

As an Artifact Refiner, Lu Zhiwei immediately noticed the Vermilion Bird Stone.

This brought a joyful expression to Lu Zhiwei’s face as she looked at Lu Yuanshan and said, "Big brother, with this Vermilion Bird Stone, we can refine the Vermilion Bird Mirror."

The Vermilion Bird Mirror is a type of artifact Lu Yuanshan acquired from Zhao Hanyun during their visit to the Water and Wood Cave Heaven. The method of refining the Vermilion Bird Mirror is recorded in the ancient crafting tome he obtained.

As a Tier Three Top-Grade Spiritual Artifact, the Vermilion Bird Mirror contains a Vermilion Bird Dharma Form. Once successfully refined, it would be among the pinnacle of Tier Three artifacts.

Moreover, the Vermilion Bird Mirror can strengthen alongside its owner’s cultivation, similar to the Taiyi Celestial Ruins Sword.

The more powerful the owner, the stronger the Vermilion Bird Mirror becomes.

"Second brother, if I remember correctly, the Vermilion Bird Mirror is a Fire Attribute Spiritual Artifact, which we can refine for your use, greatly enhancing your strength."

Lu Yuanshan said as he rummaged through the Storage Bag, finding the ancient crafting tome of the Vermilion Bird Mirror.

The group carefully read through the scroll, confirming the attributes and power of the Vermilion Bird Mirror. This artifact would be perfect for Lu Changfeng to use.

Once successfully refined, it would be on par with the Taiyi Celestial Ruins Sword, not inferior at all.