"There is nothing wrong with it. It's just that I am curious, considering my master's current status."

"Even if we take a female cultivator at the Jindan stage as a concubine, it won't be difficult."

"Why invest so much energy in this woman?"

Yin Yue's eyes flickered and she asked with some confusion.

"There is no particular reason. Through my observations over the years, I found that this woman has a good background."

"A gentle character is indeed worth devoting a lot of resources to cultivate."

"This time, I took her in as a concubine not only to use her strength to solve the dilemma, but also to truly train a powerful and loyal assistant."

"I will be in seclusion for a long time in the future, so I will need someone close to me to take care of my external affairs."

"As an elder of Luoyun Sect, I naturally cannot completely stay out and let Madam practice alone. Wan'er is not keen on sect affairs, and I don't expect her to be willing to interfere too much in such matters."

"And I can see that this woman is different from us. She is a more secular person. After reaching a certain level of cultivation, I am afraid she will find it difficult to endure loneliness."

"Therefore, it is quite appropriate to let her help manage the affairs of the sect."

Chen Yun narrated the above in a calm tone, paused for a moment, and then continued to add:

"In addition, the most crucial factor is that the Dianfeng Peiyuan Gong requires the voluntary cooperation of women in order to achieve its maximum effect."

“Without a great favor, how could an ordinary female cultivator in the Jindan stage easily abandon the technique that she had practiced for many years and instead practice other unfamiliar techniques?”

"I have been helping her practice and form a pill since she was in the foundation-building stage. I may even give her the opportunity to form a Nascent Soul in the future. This way, she won't complain."

"Just as she said, if I hadn't helped her, she might have been stuck at the foundation-building stage for the rest of her life."

"So although deep down I did have some thoughts of taking advantage of her."

"But in comparison, what she lost was just some reputation. What I gave her in return far exceeded that. I have a clear conscience."

After Chen Yun finished speaking, he sighed softly, and a little light appeared in his hand, and the jade slip disappeared.

"It turns out that the master had a plan in advance, and it was all because of my lack of careful consideration."

Yin Yue tilted her head and smiled brilliantly.

"You won't have it easy from now on. I have successfully advanced to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, and I plan to go into seclusion for a while in a few days to concentrate on refining the last bit of power of the Qianlan Ice Flame."

"During this period, all matters in the cave will still be handled by you."

Chen Yun glanced at Yin Yue with a smile on his face and said leisurely.

"The master has refined the ice flame to the final stage. It is truly gratifying."

When Yin Yue heard this, she was shocked at first, then turned into ecstasy, with an expression of great excitement on her face.

"Indeed, we have finally completed the first step of opening the tripod. We still don't know what conditions are needed to activate the tripod."

"At the moment, I am just exhausted. I will take a short break today and deal with related matters tomorrow morning."

Chen Yun said this calmly, then stood up and walked towards the bedroom.

Yin Yue watched Chen Yun leave, pondered for a moment alone in the hall, and then walked out of the hall lightly.

The night passed peacefully. The next morning, just as Chen Yun finished his meditation, Yin Yue came to report that Senior Brother Cheng and Lu Luo, two colleagues, had arrived at the cave.

After Chen Yun quickly washed up, he ordered Yin Yue to open the ban, and then stood at the entrance of the cave to welcome the two old men.

Sure enough, two old men were standing outside the cave waiting, looking quite respectful.

Chen Yun welcomed the two old men into the cave with a smile on his face. After some greetings, the three of them sat down in order of seniority in the spacious and bright hall.

The old man first expressed his apology. He said:

"Junior Brother Chen has only rested for one day. Logically speaking, we two shouldn't come here to disturb his meditation."

"However, the situation is urgent and we have to take the liberty to interrupt."

Chen Yun smiled slightly and replied nonchalantly:

"Brothers, there is no need to be so reserved. For practitioners, a short rest can help them regain their energy. How can you say that you are disturbing them?"

Hearing Chen Yun's words, the old man's worries were slightly reduced, and he continued:

"Since Junior Brother said so, then Senior Brother will be relieved."

"In fact, after Junior Brother left yesterday, several colleagues from Ancient Sword Sect and Baiqiao Academy learned that Junior Brother Chen had returned to the sect, so they jointly sent an invitation letter to invite us brothers to get together."

"Although Junior Brother has been cultivating in Luoyun Sect for a long time, I'm afraid he hasn't met many fellow Taoists from the other two sects yet."

“So we can take this opportunity to interact with each other and get to know each other better.”

"In addition, the Baiqiao Academy will hold a magic weapon recognition ceremony tomorrow, and they have specially invited us and the elders of the Ancient Sword Sect to attend the ceremony."

Chen Yun was slightly surprised and asked:

"Magic weapon recognition ceremony? From what I know, Baiqiaoyuan enjoys a high reputation in weapon refining."

"If they invite us to watch the ceremony, then this magic weapon must be extraordinary."

Luluo added:
"The invitation did not mention the specific details, but it is said that the owner of this magic weapon is a newly promoted disciple of Baiqiao Sect who has reached the Jindan stage. He is gifted and has successfully formed a Jindan in just a hundred years."

"The seniors of Baiqiao Sect have high expectations for him."

After saying that, Lu Luo spread out his palm, took out a golden invitation and handed it to Chen Yun.

Chen Yun took the invitation and looked at it carefully, then said with a smile:

"It is truly amazing that this disciple was able to form a pill in such a short period of time."

"Okay, I will go there with my two brothers tomorrow. I am also very curious about this."

Brother Cheng was delighted to see Chen Yun agreed to attend the party. He smiled and said:

"Haha, it would be great if Junior Brother could honor me with your presence."

"It is reported that the great elder of the Ancient Sword Sect, Jin Wuhuan, has just finished his seventy to eighty years of closed-door training."

"He originally had the strength of the middle stage of the Nascent Soul. I wonder if he has made any breakthroughs in his cultivation this time."

Chen Yun was shocked when he heard this, but he quickly adjusted his mood and said with a smile:

"The great elder of the Ancient Sword Sect!"

He carefully observed the old man for a moment, frowned slightly, and then asked with concern:

"Brother Cheng, I just used my spiritual sense to check your physical condition and found that the situation is not optimistic."

"Didn't you find the elixir that can prolong your life in the Fallen Demon Valley?"

After hearing what Chen Yun said, the old man showed a helpless expression on his face. He smiled bitterly and said:

"Even if you don't tell me, I know this. I only have ten years left before my death. I could die at any time."

"As for the harvest in the Fallen Demon Valley, although there are some treasures, none of them are elixirs that can prolong life. Perhaps this is fate." "However, as a cultivator, if you cannot truly realize the great Dao, birth, aging, sickness and death are also part of the cycle of nature. There is no need to have too many regrets. The responsibility of Luoyun Sect in the future will be handed over to the two junior brothers."

After the old man said these words, his face was calm, and it was obvious that he had already prepared himself mentally.

Chen Yun sighed deeply in his heart. Although he had obtained many precious spiritual herbs in the ruins of Lingmiao Garden, none of them could prolong his life. Faced with this dilemma, he felt powerless.

"Brother, there is no need to be so sad. Perhaps new opportunities will appear in the next few years!" Chen Yun could only respond with words of comfort.

The old man shook his head gently, his face calm as water, as if he had a very clear understanding of matters of life and death.

Chen Yun then changed the subject, turned his hand over, and a white jade slip appeared in his palm:

"The arrival of the two brothers reminded me of something. I happen to need some materials that the sect disciples have collected in various markets."

"Since there are so many types of items needed, we will collect as many as we can. Just do our best."

"No matter what the price of these items is, as long as it's not too outrageous, let the disciples in the sect buy as much as possible, and then come to me to claim your reward."

Chen Yun handed over the jade slip and spoke in a relaxed tone.

"Let me see!"

Lu Luo was quite interested. He took the jade slip and used his spiritual sense to check it. A hint of strangeness gradually appeared on his face.

"Junior brother, no wonder you said you would do your best. Most of these materials are extremely rare."

"Some of them are even just rumors. We in Tiannan may find it difficult to find them."

Lu Luo said blankly.

"Oh, what are these materials? Please tell me, so I can understand more!"

When Senior Brother Cheng heard this, he became curious. He reached out for the jade slip and read it carefully. Then he also showed a look of surprise.

"They are indeed rare treasures that are hard to find. Junior brother, are you going to refine some kind of magic weapon?"

"Magic weapon? I guess you can call it that!"

Chen Yun smiled slightly and did not intend to explain too much.

Upon seeing this, Senior Brother Cheng did not ask any further questions and readily agreed to the matter, saying that he would immediately arrange for his disciples to go to various places in southern Tiannan to collect these materials.

At this moment, the old man and Lu Luo looked at each other, and Lu Luo suddenly took off a bulging storage bag from his waist and handed it to Chen Yun.

"What is this?" Chen Yun was slightly surprised. He took it subconsciously and looked at the two people in confusion.

"Junior brother, have you forgotten that you once asked the disciples in the sect to collect some rare materials and Geng Jing for you?"

"Over the years, except for a small piece of Geng Jing, all other items have been collected."

"I originally planned to give my junior brother a surprise, but I didn't expect that he is in urgent need of more materials now."

"It seems that Junior Brother's attainments in weapon refining are indeed extraordinary."

Lu Luo said with a smile.

"Found another piece of Geng Jing?" Chen Yun was overjoyed when he heard this, and quickly opened the storage bag to check.

Among the many different materials, there was indeed a small piece of golden Geng essence as big as a walnut lying quietly among them.

As for the other materials, they were exactly the ones he lacked in refining the ancient Nascent Soul puppet.

If not for this, he would have already successfully refined a Nascent Soul-level puppet before entering the Demon Valley.

"These are exactly what I need. Thank you for your hard work, brothers."

"These items are very valuable and must have cost a lot of money. I..."

Chen Yun showed joy on his face, but when it came to paying the reward, the old man stopped him with a loud laugh.

"Junior brother, you are too kind. Although these items are very valuable, I have represented our sect in two battles against the invasion of the enemy forces of Mulan."

"The sect should pay all this for Junior Brother. Junior Brother, just use it with peace of mind."

"Since Senior Brother has said so, I will no longer be hypocritical."

Chen Yun was a little surprised when he heard this, but after thinking about it for a while, he calmly put the storage bag into his pocket.

The old man was satisfied when he saw that Chen Yun did not make any more excuses.

"Oh, Brother Cheng, I remember when I was sucked into the space gap, I hadn't had time to retract the two flying swords."

"I wonder if Senior Brother witnessed this scene at that time?"

Chen Yun suddenly remembered another thing and asked the old man without hesitation.

He was sucked into the space crack that day and knew nothing about the whereabouts of the flying sword, while the old man had been waiting outside and should have had the opportunity to know the whereabouts of the flying sword.

"If you hadn't mentioned this matter, I would have been planning to tell you."

"You left the two flying swords outside that day, and I was unable to help you in time. As a result, the demon took the opportunity to snatch them away, and now they have fallen into his hands."

"However, when we besieged this demon later, according to others, we did not see it use these two flying swords. It can be seen that it is still unable to control the demonic power of Junior Brother's life magic weapon."

"The only worrying thing is that the demon's whereabouts are currently erratic, and it may not be easy to retrieve these two flying swords."

The old man seemed to have anticipated this situation and spoke with a hint of apology.

"It's actually in the hands of the ancient demon? This is indeed a bit tricky. But it doesn't matter, after all, it's just an external thing. Just refine two more."

Chen Yun's expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure.

"I think so. Junior brother has many flying swords, so losing two is not a big deal. There is really no need to take the risk to look for this demon whose life or death is unknown."

After hearing this, the old man looked much more relaxed and said with relief.

When it comes to the fear of the demon, Senior Brother Cheng is obviously far more fearful than Chen Yun.

Naturally, he did not want to see Chen Yun, the elder of Luoyun Sect, encounter any danger again.

Because Chen Yun is the key figure who decides whether Luoyun Sect can achieve great success in the world of immortal cultivation.

Next, Senior Brother Cheng and Lu Luo continued to talk with Chen Yun for a while, and after discussing some internal affairs of the sect, they said goodbye and left together.

Chen Yun stood up and escorted them all the way out of the forbidden formation, and then returned to the cave leisurely.

"Master, now that you have obtained another piece of Geng Essence, can you refine two more flying swords and set up the Great Geng Sword Formation again?"

As soon as I stepped into the hall, the walls flashed with silver light, and Yin Yue emerged silently, saying with a smile on her face.

"It's not that simple. The Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Sword is a complete set of magic weapons. This piece of Geng Jing alone is not enough to refine a complete set of twelve flying swords."

"And even if we use other flying swords to fill the gaps, it will be difficult to achieve a perfect coordination effect."

"Even if we forcefully activate the Great Geng Sword Formation, I'm afraid we won't be able to trap the powerful enemy. We must find a way to retrieve the two missing flying swords." (End of this chapter)