CHAPTER 408: CHAPTER 239: LIFEBOUND MAGICAL TREASURE SELECTION; LAVA SECRET REALM

Xu Ping believed Yang Yankun’s words. For an ordinary Golden Core Cultivator, joining the Luoyun Sect was indeed an excellent choice.

As an overlord-level power in the Yue Country, the Luoyun Sect certainly lacked nothing in terms of resources, heritage, or spirit veins, especially now that it had joined the One Qi Alliance.

However, Xu Ping had many concerns.

Joining the Luoyun Sect would mean being bound by the sect’s rules.

If any unexpected situation were to arise, it wouldn’t be easy to leave.

Moreover, he had killed two cultivators from the Luoyun Sect. Though the sect hadn’t discovered it, he couldn’t simply dismiss it lightly.

"Thank you for your sect’s kindness..." Xu Ping apologized with a shake of his head.

However, before he could completely voice his refusal, Yang Yankun interrupted him with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Xu, don’t be so quick to refuse."

"Fellow Daoist Xu has just broken through to the Golden Core stage. Next, you must be planning to refine your lifebound magical treasure, right?" Yang Yankun asked.

"Yes, I am indeed considering that," Xu Ping admitted with frankness.

After all, refining a lifebound magical treasure was of utmost importance to cultivators who had just broken through to the Golden Core, so there was nothing to hide.

"If Fellow Daoist Xu joins our Luoyun Sect, perhaps your lifebound magical treasure could reach the level of a masterwork artifact!"

Yang Yankun chuckled with a smile full of confidence and allure.

"A masterwork artifact?" Upon hearing this, Xu Ping was suddenly struck with shock.

One must know that the materials required to refine a masterwork artifact are extremely rare, even for the well-established Luoyun Sect.

Enough to ignite fierce competition among the Golden Core cultivators within the sect.

Would such refining materials be given to him?

"Fellow Daoist Yang, are you joking?" Xu Ping frowned slightly, staring intently at Yang Yankun.

"Of course, I am not joking," Yang Yankun nodded resolutely.

However, as soon as the words left his mouth, he suddenly changed his tone, "But, currently, our sect doesn’t have such materials, and it will take some effort to find them."

"Find them?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Ping couldn’t help but roll his eyes inwardly.

Isn’t this just drawing a big pie?

Finding the materials for refining a masterwork artifact would be exceedingly difficult, even for the Luoyun Sect.

What’s more, even if they were found, it’s uncertain whether the Luoyun Sect would really hand such precious materials over to him.

"You don’t think I’m just deceiving Fellow Daoist Xu, do you?"

Seeing Xu Ping’s slightly furrowed brows and faint suspicion in his eyes, Yang Yankun asked with a smile.

Xu Ping didn’t respond, but his attitude was clear.

Seeing this, Yang Yankun wasn’t angry. Instead, he chuckled and said sincerely:

"If this were in the past, perhaps there might have been some intention to deceive Fellow Daoist Xu, but right now, I am absolutely sincere, without a single falsehood."

He paused slightly and then asked, "Fellow Daoist Xu, are you aware of the Lava Secret Realm that’s causing such a stir in Yue Country recently?"

"Lava Secret Realm?"

Upon hearing this, it was as if a large stone had been thrown into Xu Ping’s heart, stirring up tremendous waves.

Because the Lava Secret Realm mentioned by Yang Yankun made him think of that extremely dangerous lava world.

Despite his shock, Xu Ping maintained a calm face, showing no signs of his inner turmoil, and feigned ignorance by asking:

"What is this Lava Secret Realm?"

"I have been in seclusion for many years and know little of external affairs. I haven’t heard of the Lava Secret Realm."

"Indeed, for the Lava Secret Realm has only caused a commotion in recent years."

Yang Yankun nodded, then began to detail:

"This Lava Secret Realm has always been hidden beneath the central domain of Yue Country, with no one knowing exactly how long it has existed."

"Our Luoyun Sect was aware of its existence a thousand years ago and even sent many disciples to explore it, discovering that its wealth of materials is beyond imagination."

However, the level of danger there is also astonishing..."

Listening to Yang Yankun’s description, Xu Ping grew increasingly certain that the Lava Secret Realm he spoke of was the very same lava world the Spirit Worm had taken him to.

Meanwhile, he finally understood why the major sects of Yue Country hadn’t thoroughly explored the lava world on a large scale previously.

It was its sheer danger.

The slightest carelessness could lead to death, and there seemed to be strict cultivation limits on entering it.

"According to Fellow Daoist Yang, only Foundation Establishment cultivators can enter this secret realm, but now that we are Golden Core level, how can we enter?"

After Yang Yankun finished his account, Xu Ping subtly posed his question.

Yang Yankun smiled slightly, as if he had anticipated Xu Ping’s question, and calmly explained, "There were indeed many restrictions before, making it difficult for Golden Core cultivators to enter."

"But the higher-ups of the One Qi Alliance have devised a way to overcome this."

"Now, even Late-Stage Golden Core cultivators can enter freely, and harvesting resources inside won’t cause any disturbance in the lava world."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Xu Ping’s eyes instantly lit up, and his heart began to beat wildly.

Having personally been to that Lava Secret Realm, he understood the rich materials it contained.

If it was as Yang Yankun described, and one could freely collect resources within, then there was great hope for obtaining top-notch wood-element artifact materials.

In that case, he would be one step closer to successfully refining his coveted lifebound magical treasure.

"What method did the One Qi Alliance come up with?" Xu Ping couldn’t help but ask.