Cultivation starts from devouring the Dao fruits

"Fellow Daoist, I am Sand Spirit, the Supreme Elder of the Yellow Sand Sect. This ancient ruin was once our base of operations, and all the Spiritual Medicines in the garden belong to our sect. Please return them to me!"

As Sand Spirit stepped into the Spiritual Medicine garden and observed the few remaining millennium-old Spiritual Medicines, a glimmer of greed flickered in his eyes as he slowly spoke to Zhao Yu.

"Sand Spirit, you old ghost, with the emergence of this ancient ruin, only the strong are worthy of its treasures! It's laughable that you claim the Spiritual Medicines in the garden are yours,"

Accompanied by a fragrant breeze, Le Zilin, the Supreme Elder of the Ziyun Sect, entered the garden with a cold expression, glanced at Zhao Yu, and lightly emitted an aura of Golden Core Great Perfection level. "Hand over all the Spiritual Medicines you've collected here, and I might spare your life."

"Le Zilin, you're not the only one who has reached Golden Core Great Perfection; I haven't been idle these past two hundred years either!"

Sand Spirit sneered coldly, also releasing a terrifying aura of Golden Core Great Perfection.

A Golden Core Great Perfection cultivator, even within Yunluo Immortal City, ranked only second to the two Nascent Soul experts, a fearsome presence.

In the two great empires, Golden Core Great Perfection cultivators were among the top-tier cultivators, ranking just below those of Nascent Soul, powerful enough to establish sects and dominate a region.

Sand Spirit suggested, "Le Zilin, if we fight each other, it will only benefit this fellow! How about we join forces to kill him first, then divide the Spiritual Medicines equally?"

Le Zilin pondered for a moment and said, "Alright!"

Le Zilin thought that after advancing to Golden Core Great Perfection, she would certainly crush Sand Spirit. However, Sand Spirit had also reached Golden Core Great Perfection, making him a cultivator of the same level as her, and she couldn't be sure of victory.

Zhao Yu spoke lightly, "I am the inheritor of this ancient ruin, which is my property. You two have barged into my home to rob me of my property and even attempt to kill me, which is a grave affront. If you surrender now and allow me to place restrictions on you, I can still spare your lives; otherwise, you face only death!"

"A mere Golden Elixir Seventh Layer dares to be so arrogant; how presumptuous!"

Sand Spirit sneered and promptly sacrificed an exceptional magical treasure, the Sand God Bag, a relic continuously refined by generations of the Yellow Sand Sect.

The Sand God Bag flew into the air, swelling as it faced the wind, expanding to the size of several meters. Grains of Yellow Spirit Divine Sand flew out, hurtling towards Zhao Yu.

As the grains of Yellow Spirit Divine Sand flew out of the Sand God Bag, they swelled in the wind, expanding to the size of ten meters, each enveloped in a murky yellow glow as they blasted towards Zhao Yu.

Each grain of this Yellow Spirit Divine Sand was refined from Third Order Earth Attribute Treasure Material, continuously refined by several generations of sect leaders of the Yellow Sand Sect, turning the Sand God Bag into an exceptional magical treasure.

The Sand God Bag, with its infinite power, hurled hundreds of grains of Yellow Spirit Divine Sand. The attack was equivalent to the simultaneous strike of hundreds of low-grade treasures, and even a Golden Core Great Perfection cultivator without a countermeasure could easily be crushed to death.

Just as Le Zilin was about to sacrifice a treasure, a jade pendant on her chest emitted a faint light, causing a chill to surge in her heart. She looked towards Zhao Yu's right hand side and immediately noticed the ferocious White Ghost Emperor.

"A Fourth Order Evil Ghost!! Damn it, how could such a terrifying creature be here! Could that person be the servant of this ghost? Is the Fourth Order Evil Ghost the real entity?"

Le Zilin's expression changed drastically as she immediately applied an Escape Technique and fled down the mountain.

Zhao Yu watched Le Zilin's retreating figure and praised, "She's actually able to see through the Illusion Technique! She truly has some skill! Unfortunately, it's too late!"

The White Ghost Emperor snickered menacingly, a surge of pitch-black ghostly aura bursting forth as it launched a claw strike, a vast expanse of black ghostly aura enveloping the Yellow Spirit Divine Sand.
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The Yellow Spirit Divine Sand grains, swept by the dark ghostly aura, lost their spirituality and fell from midair.

"A Fourth Order Evil Ghost!! My apologies, Senior! If there was any offense previously, please forgive us! The Yellow Sand Sect is willing to do everything possible to make amends for any disrespect!"

Sand Spirit Master's face suddenly changed dramatically, his body broke out into a cold sweat as he transformed into a streak of Escape Light, desperately fleeing outward while loudly shouting.

A Fourth-Order Evil Ghost was a terrifying entity capable of contending with Nascent Soul Cultivators, and although Sand Spirit Master was a Golden Core Great Perfection Cultivator, the gap between him and a Nascent Soul Expert was incredibly vast.

A pitch-black ghostly light appeared behind Sand Spirit Master in an instant, and the sinister White Ghost Emperor blasted out a claw, piercing directly through Sand Spirit Master's chest.

With a sinister smile, the White Ghost Emperor stretched out his hand and crushed Sand Spirit Master's heart.

This Golden Core Great Perfection Cultivator, Sand Spirit Master, fell to the ground with a face full of despair.

The White Ghost Emperor's figure flickered, transforming into a streak of pitch-black light, flying towards Le Ziling.

Le Ziling clenched her teeth, knelt to the ground with a thump and cried out, "Senior, I am willing to surrender, and I ask that you spare me a way to live!"

Le Ziling had reached the state of Golden Core Great Perfection after numerous miraculous adventures and hardships, and naturally was not willing to die here with two hundred more years to live.

"This is the Corpse Demon Poison! If you drink it, and cannot obtain the antidote each year, you will die a very miserable death."

Zhao Yu took out a small bottle and tossed it in front of Le Ziling, speaking calmly.

The Corpse Demon Poison was a deadly toxin condensed within the body of the Nine Extremes Corpse Emperor; even a Nascent Soul Cultivator poisoned by it would not withstand the effects without Physical Cultivation Level or having cultivated a Divine Skill for resisting poison like the Corpse Poison.

"Yes, my lord!"

Le Ziling clenched her teeth and obediently drank down the Corpse Demon Poison. She understood that the poison was likely incurable, but it was better than dying right there.

Zhao Yu asked, "What is your origin?"

Le Ziling replied, "To respond to my lord, I am the Supreme Elder of Ziyun Sect."

Zhao Yu indifferently said, "This ancient ruin is the foundation upon which my Dan Ling Sect is established! Go out and tell the outsiders. If they insist on forcing their way here, kill all that can be killed!"

The ancient ruins of the Mountain Sect harbored a Fifth-Order Middle-grade Spirit Vein, a masterless Spirit Vein that Zhao Yu naturally sought to control.

If Zhao Yu occupied this Spirit Vein, he could cultivate numerous Spiritual Medicines by developing many spiritual medicine gardens on the Spirit Vein, which would be highly beneficial for cultivation as well.

Le Ziling said, "Yes, my lord! May I know how to address you, my lord?"

Zhao Yu said, "Zhao Yu!"

"Then, I shall take my leave first!"

Le Ziling performed a salute and transformed into a streak of Escape Light, flying outward.

Zhao Yu picked clean the remaining thousand-year-old Spiritual Medicines in the Spiritual Medicine Garden and then moved towards the Pill Hall of the Mountain Sect.

The Pill Hall was where the Mountain Sect stored its Miraculous Elixirs, where most of the sect's most precious Spiritual Medicines were kept.