Boom!

A massive blaze erupted suddenly in the sky.

In the midst of that blaze, Lou Chuanhai and Chu Tenglong appeared extremely haggard.

Not only did the glow of their magical treasures seem dim, but even their clothes were slightly torn.

As Golden Core cultivators, appearing in such a state in front of a mere Foundation Establishment "junior" was already a great loss of face.

They were furious, but more than that, they were fearful.

The opponent actually possessed a third-tier sword talisman of such power.

So how strong must the person who gave him this sword talisman be?

Could it be that the Moon-Worshipping Silver Wolf wasn't driven away, but instead slain?

If that's truly the case...

Instinctively, Lou Chuanhai and Chu Tenglong exchanged a glance, seeing a trace of dread in each other's eyes.

Run!

Almost instinctively, the thought immediately arose in both of their minds.

However, before they could take any action, an extremely sharp sword intent had already locked onto them!

Not good!

Both of them were shocked.

At this moment, they already saw the master of that sword intent clearly.

Unbeknownst to them, Master Binghuo, clad in white, was already behind them.

Master Binghuo wasted no words.

In one swift motion, she drew her sword.

In an instant, a swift and razor-sharp red sword qi slashed diagonally toward Lou Chuanhai and Chu Tenglong.

Both Lou Chuanhai and Chu Tenglong were terrified.

They never expected that the opponent would choose to take action immediately upon arrival.

With no other choice, they had to summon their respective magical treasures once again, shouting:

"Fellow cultivator, it's a misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!"

Clang!

However, Master Binghuo would not listen to their nonsense.

Under the red sword qi, the spirit lights of the magical treasures summoned by Lou Chuanhai and Chu Tenglong immediately dimmed.

Before they could make their next move, another icy blue sword light slashed down from midair.

Crack, crack—

In an instant, Lou Chuanhai and Chu Tenglong felt their magical power all frozen.

They could only watch helplessly as the sword light fell upon them, striking their magical treasures away, then passing through their bodies, shattering their Golden Cores.

"Ah!"

Both of them let out the most harrowing screams.

But very quickly, the screams abruptly ceased.

Master Binghuo's graceful form appeared by their corpses.

Gazing at their eyes, which refused to close even in death, she showed no expression on her face.

With a wave of her hand.

Two storage bags fell into her hand.

Clearly.

These two individuals didn't possess high-grade storage treasures like storage rings.

Boom!

As the bodies of the two turned into flames, Master Binghuo entered the Kunwu Cyan Dragon Array, slowly approaching Ji Haoyuan.

"Haoyuan greets the True Man!"

Ji Haoyuan immediately paid his respects.

Without any concealment, he recounted the series of events that had previously transpired to Master Binghuo.

Master Binghuo listened and nodded gently.

"Those two are likely loose cultivators who managed to achieve Core Formation through a stroke of luck."

She spoke softly.

"Moreover, your ability to delay them to such a degree, and make them so bedraggled, is indeed not simple."

"It's all thanks to the third-tier sword talisman you gifted me, True Man.

Without it, I couldn't have achieved such results.

All of this, is due to your merit, True Man."

Ji Haoyuan replied humbly.

This caused a faint curve to grace the corners of Master Binghuo's lips, but it quickly vanished.

She casually tossed the two storage bags to Ji Haoyuan.

"These two's belongings are yours, to make up for your previous losses."

"Thank you, True Man!"

Ji Haoyuan accepted them with surprise and joy.

No matter what, they were the relics of two Golden Core True Men, and there might be surprises inside.

"By the way..."

Master Binghuo finally brought up her gains from this trip.

With a flip of her jade hand,

a jade bottle and a jade box appeared before Ji Haoyuan.

"Here is a Core Formation Pill, and a Tribulation Treasure, named Tribulation Avoiding Thunder Fruit."

As she spoke, Master Binghuo opened the jade bottle and jade box, revealing a pill of light golden color, and a fruit intertwined with purple patterns, with wisps of electric arcs on its surface.

They were the Core Formation Pill and Tribulation Avoiding Thunder Fruit.

Seeing these two items, Ji Haoyuan's eyes couldn't help but brighten slightly.

The Core Formation Pill is an absolute spiritual object for cultivators aiming for the Golden Core.

This pill is third-tier, requiring very profound alchemy skills to refine.

Most importantly, refining this pill requires incredibly strong magical power as a foundation.

Non-Golden Core True Men cannot fulfill this task.

This is why he hadn't tried refining this pill himself.

Besides lacking the corresponding pill formula, the magical power required to refine this pill was a considerable burden for him now.

Rather than that, he would use his Core Formation resources to ask someone else to refine it.

Additionally, the Tribulation Avoiding Thunder Fruit is a precious treasure for cultivators breaking through to Golden Core and crossing the tribulation.

During the tribulation, just consuming this fruit could easily allow one to pass through a celestial tribulation.

It's a Tribulation Treasure that many perfectly established Foundation Establishment cultivators covet yet cannot attain.

Master Binghuo must have paid a great price to exchange it from Sword Emperor City.

Ji Haoyuan could guess this even if he didn't inquire.

And Master Binghuo seemed to have no intention of elaborating on it.

The two maintained a mutual understanding and refrained from discussing it.

Soon, Master Binghuo broke the silence again.

She remarked, "Now that everything is ready, perhaps once the Earth Vein spiritual energy stabilizes here, you can attempt genuine Core Formation."

Upon hearing this, Ji Haoyuan's expression became solemn.

He nodded.

"Indeed, once I adjust my state to the peak, and my essence, qi, and spirit are completely full, I will strive for Golden Core.

At that time..."

Pausing slightly, Ji Haoyuan addressed Master Binghuo:

"I may have to trouble you to guard me, True Man."

"Certainly!"

Master Binghuo agreed without hesitation.

Half a year later.

In Ji Haoyuan's cave abode.

A formidable aura pervaded the air.

At this moment, behind him, faint visions of a sea of fire and mountains appeared.

They were powers at the realm level.

Evidently.

In six months, Ji Haoyuan had comprehended the realms of fire and earth elements of the five elements.

Going even further, he fused them into the volcanic realm.

In his dantian, droplets of liquid magical power shimmering with red and yellow colors began to surge, rapidly condensing toward solidification.

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