When Han Li and the others arrived, several people were already present, one of whom was Fellow Daoist Fu of the Nine Serenities Sect.
"Fellow Daoist Han, Fellow Daoist Li, you two are the last to arrive."
"My apologies, we were slightly delayed by some matters."
Li Feiyu smiled as he scanned them and said, "Fellow Daoist Fu, aren't you going to introduce these Fellow Daoists?"
Fellow Daoist Fu said, "Very well. This Fairy is Fellow Daoist White Yao Yi from North deep Island."
"The other is Fellow Daoist Yuan from the Poison Saint Sect. The Poison Saint Sect is a local Sect in Southern Border."
He then briefly introduced Han Li and Li Feiyu, stating that they were both Loose Cultivators from overseas.
Han Li said, "Fellow Daoist Fu, you invited us here, and each of us is a top Nascent Soul Cultivator in the Nascent Soul Middle Stage. It seems this operation is no small matter. Now that we are all here, shouldn't you tell us more?"
Fellow Daoist Fu looked at everyone and readily agreed.
He first set up a Restriction around them, showing considerable seriousness, then let out a light breath, his expression grave, and said, "This matter, this old man started planning over thirty years ago. Now that the time is ripe, I invited you Fellow Daoists. Have you ever heard of the Baby Nurturing Pill, an ancient miraculous Medicinal Pill?"
White Yao Yi and the burly man surnamed Yuan were confused, but Han Li's expression shifted.
Li Feiyu chuckled and said, "So it's that! I know of this Medicinal Pill. Rumor has it that it can strengthen the Nascent Soul of a Nascent Soul Cultivator, making it easier for them to Breakthrough cultivation Bottlenecks."
"However, the Pill Formula for this Medicinal Pill was lost in ancient times. Could it be that Fellow Daoist has the Pill Formula or information on the Medicinal Pill's whereabouts?"
Elder Fu said with a proud expression, "Fellow Daoist Li is truly knowledgeable! I do indeed have the Pill Formula, which I obtained a hundred years ago."
"Originally, I thought I would never be able to gather all the Materials on the Pill Formula in this life, so I didn't pay much attention to it. But a few decades ago, I accidentally discovered traces of the most difficult-to-find Material, which rekindled my interest."
"Now, besides that one, I have gathered all the others. I wonder if you Fellow Daoists can lend me a hand."
"This old man is proficient in the Dao of alchemy, and I have prepared multiple copies of the other Materials. If we find it, there's a high chance of refining four or five pills."
"This Medicinal Pill is only effective when taken once; more than that will have no additional effect."
"What is the crucial item Fellow Daoist Fu is referring to? You asked us to meet in Southern Border; could it be located somewhere in Southern Border?"
Fellow Daoist Fu paused, then said seriously, "Fellow Daoist Li guessed correctly. It is the rumored Yin Zhi Horse, and the nest of this spiritual item is in the Yin Yang Cave of the Myriad Poison Valley in Southern Border."
The burly man surnamed Yuan, being a Southern Border native, was most familiar with the Yin Yang Cave and gasped when he heard this.
White Yao Yi had also heard rumors of it, so her face turned pale.
"So it's the Yin Yang Cave," Li Feiyu chuckled, "No wonder Fellow Daoist Fu wasn't confident and had to invite us for assistance."
Seeing Han Li's slight confusion, he explained, "The Yin Yang Cave is one of the Seven Great Perilous Lands of the Great Jin. Ordinary Cultivators who enter rarely return, and even those like us cannot stay inside for long. If we go too deep, we will also perish."
"The Yin Yang Cave is perpetually swept by the Soul Shocking Yin Wind, which is extremely powerful. The cave is a place of profound Yin, where countless years of Zenith Yin Qi have accumulated, giving birth to numerous ghost mists."
"The underground passages of the cave are intricately crisscrossed, with countless openings, making it easy to get lost."
The burly man surnamed Yuan said, "Fellow Daoist Li is indeed well-informed. But besides this environment, it is rumored that a very powerful Ghost King resides deep within the Yin Yang Cave, one that even a Great Cultivator would be unwilling to venture near."
"Fellow Daoist Fu, are you certain that the so-called Yin Zhi Horse is in there?"
Fellow Daoist Fu said with a wry smile, "Absolutely. For this, this old man specifically prepared several treasures to counter ghosts, and to defend against the Soul Shocking Yin Wind, I also brought our Sect's Purple Nether Pearl, which can weaken the wind's power by nearly half."
"With these preparations, I believe you Fellow Daoists can be slightly more at ease, right?"
Li Feiyu said, "I don't know about the Yin Wind, but as for ghosts…"
He flipped his palm, and a terrifying ball of extreme Yang flame blazed, causing Fellow Daoist Fu, the burly man surnamed Yuan, and the others' faces to subtly change.
Fellow Daoist Fu said with a look of pleasant surprise, "I never knew Fellow Daoist Li possessed such terrifying extreme Yang flame! This is truly excellent. I think even if we are unlucky enough to encounter the so-called Ghost King, with this flame and our combined efforts, we should be able to put up a fight."
The burly man surnamed Yuan and White Yao Yi's expressions softened.
Han Li muttered inwardly, *Meeting a Ghost King? That would only be the Ghost King's misfortune!*
*I hope it doesn't have too good of luck!*
"Alright then, I agree to this operation," the burly man surnamed Yuan said.
White Yao Yi looked at Li Feiyu, then also nodded.
"Since that's the case…" Elder Fu took out a scorched yellow paper, burning with black flames, from his Storage Pouch and presented it to everyone.
"To ensure no leakage, I ask you Fellow Daoists to swear an oath on this Page of the Underworld River."
"The Page of the Underworld River, the Demonic Weapon that brings strange disaster upon anyone who violates the oath written on it? How did it get into your hands?" the burly man surnamed Yuan exclaimed.
"This was purchased by this old man at a high price from the black market. To ensure that the matter of the Baby Nurturing Pill is not leaked, I ask you Fellow Daoists not to make things difficult for me. This is for everyone's good."
Li Feiyu said, "I have no problem."
He immediately dripped a drop of his essence blood onto the Page of the Underworld River, then quickly wrote ancient characters. After he finished, a blue-faced, fanged ghost head emerged from the black flames, took a big gulp, sucked all the blood-red characters into its mouth, and then disappeared.
"With us working together, the chances of success are greatly increased. I, Yuan, do not want to miss out on the Baby Nurturing Pill."
He was the second to make the oath, followed by White Yao Yi.
Han Li looked at Li Feiyu, who nodded. Han Li then no longer hesitated, but the ferocious ghost head of the Page of the Underworld River was so startled by something within Han Li's body that it directly dissipated.
This scene stunned everyone.
"This…"
Han Li gave a wry smile, "It seems I, Han, cannot make the oath."
Fellow Daoist Fu was conflicted for a moment.
Li Feiyu said, "How about this: Junior Brother Han and I have nothing else to do for now, so we'll just go into seclusion here to Cultivate. If Fellow Daoist Fu is not at ease, you can also stay here."
"When it's time to depart, we can all go together."
Fellow Daoist Fu thought for a moment, "Since Fellow Daoist Han and Fellow Daoist Li have decided to go into seclusion here, there's nothing more for me to say. So be it."
"The Yin Wind in the Yin Yang Cave will have a weak period, a Reincarnation every twenty years. In about half a year, the power of the Yin Wind will drop to its lowest. Let's agree to depart then and meet here again."
"Fellow Daoist Bai, Fellow Daoist Yuan, what are your plans?"
"I need to go back and prepare some methods to deal with ghosts. I can't always rely on Fellow Daoist Li's extreme Yang flame."
"In half a year, I, Yuan, will arrive on time."
White Yao Yi also spoke similarly.
After the two left, the three of them each opened an Immortal Cave on Double Scorpion Mountain and entered secluded cultivation.
Great Jin.
The Ye family also made many preparations, intending to enter Kunwu Mountain.
Over a dozen Nascent Soul Cultivators, with two Great Cultivators leading the team, formed a rather luxurious lineup.
The instigator of this incident was the Ancient Devil who had fled from Heavenly South to here. He had transformed into Han Li's appearance, joined the Ye family, and became a Guest Elder.
And with the help of the Ye family's influence, he secretly collected Demonic Weapons, and even killed several Nascent Soul Cultivators, devouring their Nascent Souls to restore his own strength.
Now, he had recovered most of his strength, far surpassing his state when he first escaped.
If Wei Wuya were to encounter this Devil again at this time, he would likely be no match.
It could be said that he was now one of the strongest Great Cultivators in the Mortal Realm, second only to Deity Transformation Stage Cultivators.
Time flew by, and half a year passed in the blink of an eye.
On Double Scorpion Mountain, White Yao Yi and the burly man surnamed Yuan arrived. Besides them, there was also a Beautiful Woman Chang, who was Elder Fu's Junior Sister.
Elder Fu said, "Fellow Daoist Yuan, you must be very familiar with Myriad Poison Valley. I'll trouble you to lead us there."
"No problem. With the Poison-Repelling Ruyi I've prepared, Myriad Poison Valley is easy to pass through. However, there are some tiny poisonous insects in the poisonous mist there, so please don't easily withdraw your protective Aura."
The group flew towards Myriad Poison Valley. Approaching the edge of the poisonous mist, the burly man surnamed Yuan pointed at the jade Ruyi. After chanting a few incantations, the Poison-Repelling Ruyi immediately emitted circles of silver Aura.
Wherever the Aura passed, the poisonous mist ahead became thinner.
The burly man surnamed Yuan took the lead and rushed in, followed closely by the others, who activated their protective Aura.
Half a day later, deep within Myriad Poison Valley.
A massive ravine appeared before everyone.
The ravine was a hundred zhang wide, and its depth was unclear. Black Yin Wind occasionally spewed out from the ravine, accompanied by bursts of ghostly wails and wolf howls, scattering the nearby poisonous mist.
Elder Fu took out the Purple Nether Pearl, a special Magic Treasure for the Divine Soul, which has a great effect on the Divine Soul. For low-level Cultivators, even a glance could cause their Divine Soul to be sucked into it.
Even Nascent Soul Cultivators must guard their minds closely to avoid it.
The burly man surnamed Yuan and the others curiously glanced at the Purple Nether Pearl, and all were affected by its mesmerizing effect, their Divine Souls drawn to it. They only recovered after a moment.
Li Feiyu, however, showed no change. He had already Cultivated the Great Development Art to the sixth layer, and with some success, his Divine Sense was comparable to that of an ordinary Deity Transformation Stage Cultivator.
Elder Fu couldn't help but glance at Li Feiyu a few more times, then smiled and said, "Are you all alright?"
"The Nine Serenities Sect's Purple Nether Pearl truly lives up to its reputation," the burly man surnamed Yuan said, his face slightly pale.
"This is nothing. Let's go down."
Elder Fu held the Purple Nether Pearl, which emitted a purple halo. Everyone stayed within this halo and released their protective Magic Treasures, following Elder Fu as they flew into the giant ravine.
At the same time, by an unnamed small lake in Southern Border, over a dozen Cultivators floated in the air above the lake.
This group was the Ye family's Cultivators, and one of them, who looked exactly like Han Li, was the Ancient Devil.
Their goal was to open the Immortal Mountain, Kunwu Mountain, which had been Sealed by ancient Cultivators.
As for the Yin Yang Cave that Han Li and the others were heading to, its depths were also related to Kunwu Mountain. It contained a spiritual sealing ground of Kunwu Mountain and a great formation that could directly teleport them to Kunwu Mountain.
Along the way, besides encountering the Soul Shocking Yin Wind, they were also entangled by countless fierce ghosts, forcing everyone to repeatedly take action.
What surprised everyone was that Li Feiyu did not use his extreme Yang flame, but instead used a demonic Dao Magic Treasure, capturing a large number of fierce ghosts into it.
Elder Fu said, "Fellow Daoist Li truly has many methods. To possess such a rare demonic Dao Magic Treasure, and one of a special kind that can enhance its power by absorbing Yin souls, it shares a similar effect with the Yin Luo Sect's ultimate treasure, the Ghost Banner."
"Thank you for the compliment, Fellow Daoist Fu. As a Loose Cultivator, traveling outside, one inevitably encounters various situations, so it's always good to prepare more countermeasures."
Li Feiyu said, "Everyone, we don't know what we'll encounter next. It's better to conserve our Magic Power. If unnecessary, just leave these annoying little ghosts to me."
Han Li was also envious, but after some consideration, he ultimately did not take out the Ghost Banner to use.
The Yin Yang Cave had an extreme number of forks, so many that they were almost countless to the group.
Han Li suddenly spoke, "This isn't going to work. We probably won't be able to investigate all the caves even with two months. It's best if we split up."
"But there's only one Purple Nether Pearl. Relying on our own Magic Power to sustain ourselves would consume a huge amount of Magic Power and wouldn't last long."
The burly man surnamed Yuan looked at the Purple Nether Pearl in Elder Fu's hand and did not quite agree with Han Li's idea.
Elder Fu paused and said, "If that's the case, I can use my essence blood to bless you all with Purple Nether Divine Light. One blessing can last about seven or eight days."
"What if we encounter a Ghost King or similar ghost? In this environment, it's almost impossible for any of us individually to be a match for it."
Li Feiyu said, "Although the Yin Qi here is dense, it's unlikely for something like a Ghost King to easily form. At most, there will be a few fierce ghosts. We are all in the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, so even if we can't easily defeat them, we can at least escape."
"Furthermore, we can leave Magic Power marks for each other. If we encounter danger, we can alert each other and have the closest one come to rescue."
Elder Fu said, "Fellow Daoist Li's consideration is thorough. Originally, I hadn't thought of splitting up, but as things stand, we have no choice. If we miss this opportunity, we'll have to wait another twenty years."
The group reached an agreement: Elder Fu would bless them with Purple Nether Divine Light, and they would split up.
Li Feiyu and the burly man surnamed Yuan went separately. White Yao Yi thought for a moment and followed Han Li. Elder Fu stayed with his Junior Sister.
Once alone, Li Feiyu became uninhibited. He wanted to test the power of the Soul Shocking Yin Wind. He suppressed the Purple Nether Divine Light, hid it within his body, and directly endured the onslaught of the Yin Wind.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh ~
The Soul Shocking Yin Wind, carrying the power to melt the soul and corrode bones, struck Li Feiyu's Physical Body and Primordial Spirit.
His incredibly terrifying Primordial Spirit power erupted, forcefully blocking the formidable might.
"Indeed, as I thought, this Soul Shocking Yin Wind is naturally a deadly danger for those with weaker Primordial Spirits, but for me, it's a rare place to temper my Primordial Spirit and strengthen my Divine Sense."
Li Feiyu endured the Soul Refining pain of the Yin Wind with his own body, advancing rapidly.
Even if he sustained some minor injuries, he had the soul nourishing wood, yuanshen flower, and many other items effective for the Primordial Spirit, allowing him to recover quickly.
The Seven Great Perilous Lands of the Great Jin were only so for most people; for those with high cultivation, they were places where crisis and opportunity coexisted.
Along the way, Li Feiyu picked up several ancient Cultivator-left longsword Magic Treasures, entirely forged from Azure Yuan Crystal.
Azure Yuan Crystal was a good Artifact Refining Material, now very rare.
Li Feiyu collected them, intending to take them back to re-refine, adding other Materials to forge them into even more powerful Magic Treasures.
Suddenly, a dried corpse rushed forward, with gray-white long hair, completely black all over, its face indiscernible.
Li Feiyu pointed at the Soul Devouring Yin Plate, which erupted with a dozen Soul lock Chains. Green ghostly flames burned on the Soul lock Chains, scorching the dried corpse and causing it to emit painful howls.
Then, the Soul lock Chains directly pulled out its essence spirit and sent it into the Yin Soul World.
The dried corpse, having lost its essence spirit, fell backward.
Subsequently, several terrifying ape-like monsters appeared, all meeting the same fate.
The search time was not short. Every seven or eight days, they would return to Elder Fu to be re-blessed with Purple Nether Divine Light.
Thus, half a month passed in a flash.
The burly man surnamed Yuan suddenly notified everyone that he had found traces of the Yin Zhi Horse.
Li Feiyu and the others all rushed over. When they got close, Li Feiyu would silently cast Purple Nether Divine Light on himself.
"Where is it?" Elder Fu asked eagerly.
The burly man surnamed Yuan pointed to a sealed passage to the east, "That spiritual item is extremely cunning. I couldn't catch it alone, so I sealed this exit and waited for you all to come."
The burly man surnamed Yuan laughed heartily, a hint of pride on his face.
As long as they blocked it, with the strength of several people, how could they not catch it?