Perhaps this good luck BUFF would let him acquire top-grade items every time.

On the second day, Wang Mu bid farewell to the village chief and flew towards Blissful Yun Stream on his sword.

Around three hours later, at noon, Wang Mu peered down from mid-air. Below, he saw a vast basin surrounded by mountains. The sound of flowing water continuously reached his ears, along with faintly discernible, seductive voices that made one almost unable to resist investigating their source.

"HISSS... this place is quite interesting."

Wang Mu descended on his sword. From his vantage point in mid-air, he had seen no entrance; there was only a crevice at the bottom.

Standing below and looking in, he found a secluded place encircled by mountains. Mist swirled around, filled with unique energy fluctuations. There also seemed to be powerful restrictions, which greatly reduced the range of his Divine Sense.

This must be a special kind of instance dungeon cave...

Wang Mu hesitated for a moment. With my current strength, I shouldn't be afraid. After all, the Fierce Beasts and strange monsters in this Blissful Yun Stream won't be stronger than the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Just as Wang Mu was about to enter, a call suddenly came from behind.

"Brother Wang?"

Wang Mu turned around and, to his surprise, saw a familiar face.

It was Qin Yuyan!

"Brother Qin?" Wang Mu was somewhat surprised.

Since their parting in Anle Village, Wang Mu had not encountered him again. His past six months spent indulging in Cultivation at the Sword Sect had made him somewhat forget this person. He hadn't expected to encounter him here.

"What brings you here?" Qin Yuyan still had the demeanor of a refined and noble gentleman; he wore a pleasantly surprised smile, the sincerity of which made Wang Mu feel quite nostalgic.

Back then, he remembered Brother Qin giving him an elixir upon departure—the Moonlight Essence Pill, a true Healing Holy Item! If it hadn't been for that, his Body Refining with the Hundred Refinement Body Technique, especially during the Bone Casting phase, might not have been successful. If it weren't for the fact that Brother Qin's Shuiyun Sect was too far from the Sword Sect, Wang Mu would have liked to form a closer bond with him.

Unexpectedly, they had met here.

Wang Mu explained his reasons for being there. It wasn't a great secret. The fact that the Demoness from Fengyue Sect had abducted disciples from the Sword Sect was well known throughout the Cultivation World of Huangtian Continent.

"So that's how it is!" Qin Yuyan exclaimed in realization, then said indignantly, "We of the Righteous Sects are like branches of the same tree; how could I ignore such a matter now that I've come across it? I was about to undergo Foundation Establishment and came here seeking materials to refine a special Magic Artifact."

"Since I've encountered this, let's go together!"

"Don't worry, I'm not a Sword Sect disciple, so I won't be breaking any rules."

Wang Mu's heart stirred. Yes, that seems right. The letter stated that if I brought fellow disciples from the Sword Sect, the Demoness would 'cut Brother Su Yu's lifeline.' Qin Yuyan isn't a Sword Sect disciple, so that doesn't count as breaking the rules. The Demoness from Fengyue Sect might be perverse, but she still has to follow her own rules.

"Since that's the case, then I'll have to trouble Brother Qin," Wang Mu said.

He's about to reach Foundation Establishment, which means Qin Yuyan is already at the Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer, Fulfilled. I'm currently at the Eighth Layer Realm of the Energy Introduction Skill, only Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer. I'm still a bit weaker than him. He's a powerful ally!

"Why say such things?" Qin Yuyan said with a slight smile. "Come, let's go in!"

"Alright!"

Wang Mu nodded and took the lead into the entrance of Blissful Yun Stream.

Behind him, Qin Yuyan's lips curled into a smile, a hint of cunning flashing in his eyes, before he followed.

It had to be said, the interior of Blissful Yun Stream didn't look gloomy at all. Its inner walls shimmered with a pale red light, and many Stone Crystals grew on them—Wang Mu recognized them at a glance as some kind of Spiritual ore. There was no Spirit Vein here, but over the years, the accumulated stone and rock, having absorbed Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, had also formed some Spiritual ore.

"This place feels a bit strange..." Wang Mu said with a frown as he walked.

"How so?"

"It doesn't feel like a particularly dangerous cave," Wang Mu said, "more like one of those pleasure districts from the Mortal World."

"Brother Wang, is this your first time on an adventure like this?" Qin Yuyan chuckled. "Caves like this, the more ordinary they seem, the more dangerous they actually are."

He had barely finished speaking when a giant snake with blood-red eyes, more than ten meters long, suddenly sprang out in front of them. The giant snake's eyes blazed with Evil Qi like flames, and a stream of blood-red light, pulsing with extremely potent Spiritual Power, shot from its mouth.

"Brother Wang, be careful! That's a Blood Bone Snake, a Fierce Beast! Judging by its Spiritual Power fluctuations, it's at least at the Qi Cultivation Seventh Level!" Qin Yuyan cried out. "Let me deal with it! These are highly cultivated Fierce Beasts, far different from the ones you encountered in the Divine Wood Forest!"

Just as he finished speaking, Wang Mu instinctively drew the Chiyun Sword from his back and swung it.

The potent Sword Qi solidified like a deadly aura. The azure sword light instantly made the cave walls shimmer even more intensely.

BOOM!

In an instant, before the giant snake could react, it was sliced in two!

"It felt rather fragile," Wang Mu commented.

Behind him, Qin Yuyan stared blankly at Wang Mu, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"Brother Wang, you're... at what layer now?"

"Roughly the Eighth Layer, I suppose?" Wang Mu replied.

"You've reached the Eighth Layer in just over half a year's Cultivation?" Qin Yuyan was startled. "I remember you don't have a Spirit Root..."

"Yes, my luck has been decent. I just kept practicing, and somehow, I advanced," Wang Mu said.

Bullshit! Without a Spirit Root, the body can't even store Spiritual Energy—how could he possibly cultivate? Qin Yuyan thought.

For a moment, his eyes were filled with intense curiosity...

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