Li Yan's expression froze for a moment, then quickly returned to normal. Without any ceremony, he reached out and beckoned, and the two jade bottles flew straight into his palm.
This "Verisimilitude Pill" was truly what he needed. Li Yan also possessed concealment techniques, but they were mostly for ambushes and assassinations.
Sometimes, he needed another identity to walk around openly. In that case, besides possibly needing to conceal his cultivation, the most important thing was to change his face.
Just now, when he saw how miraculous this item was, Li Yan had been thinking that he had to buy some from Bu Luo at a high price no matter what. But the other party had just given it to him directly.
Even though he already understood Bu Luo's character, Li Yan was still a little surprised.
As soon as the jade bottles were in his hand, Li Yan swept his Divine Sense inside, and a bright glint immediately flashed in his eyes.
In the two jade bottles, there were forty-nine gray and yellow pills each, which meant he could use them forty-nine times.
Although this number was still too small for a cultivator, after personally seeing the effect of Bu Luo's demonstration, Li Yan knew how precious these two pills, one gray and one yellow, were.
If they were put up for auction, they would probably be sold for at least ten thousand or more spirit stones in an instant.
This kind of thing was a good treasure for murder, robbery, and framing others. It would be extremely difficult for it to appear at an auction. Even if the auction house obtained it, they would probably divide it internally.
This was the legendary "priced but not for sale"!
"This is too much!"
Li Yan immediately re-stoppered the bottle, looked up at Bu Luo, and said with some hesitation. He hadn't expected the other party to be so generous.
"It's good that you know. This thing is not very difficult to refine, but one of the raw materials is rather hard to find."
"After giving these to you, I only have a dozen or so left. I'll have to find a way to refine more in the future. For now, I can only use them one at a time."
"Consider this a congratulatory gift from me for your Nascent Soul formation. It's valuable enough, isn't it!"
Bu Luo raised the corner of his eye and said.
"Many thanks, Fellow Daoist Bu Luo. This item is truly a treasure that is hard to find even with a thousand pieces of gold. Then I won't be polite!"
Li Yan solemnly cupped his fists at Bu Luo before putting away the "Verisimilitude Pills."
Bu Luo actually had another sentence in his heart that he hadn't said. If Li Yan hadn't sought him out today, he would have found an opportunity to send a voice transmission to Li Yan tomorrow.
But if Li Yan's attitude had become lofty and he was cold and indifferent to him, not only would he not have given him a gift, but he would definitely have no more dealings with Li Yan in the future.
Meanwhile, he sensed that the magical power in Bu Luo's body was very solid and heavy.
He figured that the cultivation method Bu Luo practiced must have been carefully selected for him by Zuo Qiudan, and was definitely a top-tier cultivation method in this lower realm.
If Li Yan was not mistaken, the rank of Bu Luo's core formation was quite high. Although he couldn't use his magical power to probe inside and check carefully, he could guess that the other party had at least formed a Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lotus.
With Bu Luo's personality, who liked to stir up trouble a bit, his immortal path was destined to be a continuous series of battles, extremely dangerous.
In this way, whether it was his cultivation method or the tempering of his heart for the Dao, Bu Luo might very well face the heavenly tribulation within fifty years.
But the premise was that he would not perish. Li Yan would not say anything or try to persuade him. Everyone had their own way of cultivating immortality, and Bu Luo's was a spontaneous kind of cultivation. The best thing to do was not to interfere with him.
"I hope so!"
When it came to cultivation, Bu Luo's mood was a little down.
"Fellow Daoist Bu Luo, I may have many trivial matters tomorrow. Please take this."
Li Yan looked at the sun. He had been chatting with Bu Luo for over an hour.
As he spoke, he flipped his hand, and a white jade bottle appeared in his hand, which he then handed to Bu Luo.
"Hehehe, I knew a great Nascent Soul cultivator like you would understand the principle of reciprocity. Let me see what this is?"
Bu Luo was first stunned, then immediately reacted.
He also unceremoniously took the white jade bottle in his hand. As he spoke, he opened the bottle stopper in front of Li Yan.
Seeing this, Li Yan immediately waved his hand, and an invisible barrier separated the two of them. Li Yan's action stunned Bu Luo, but he had already opened the bottle stopper in his hand.
The moment the stopper was opened, Bu Luo felt a wave of coldness rushing towards him. But this coldness, instead of making him feel any discomfort, gave him a very comfortable feeling.
He immediately realized the meaning of Li Yan's action. The contents of this bottle were definitely extraordinary. Li Yan did not want outsiders to know about it.
Bu Luo immediately probed it with his Divine Sense, and then he saw ten milky-white water droplets at the bottom of the bottle.
"This... what is this?"
With Bu Luo's knowledge, he couldn't recognize what was in the bottle for a moment.
He prided himself on having been taught by the Young Master since he was a child, and could be said to have recognized all the strange things in the world. He had also come into contact with countless kinds of raw materials, but he simply did not recognize the milky-white water droplets with a bone-chilling cold in front of him.
"I wonder if Fellow Daoist Bu Luo has heard of the item 'Rongsun'?"
Li Yan's voice came over faintly.
Bu Luo, who had just had a look of confusion on his face, shuddered violently.
"You... you... you're saying this is 'Rong... Rongsun'?"
Bu Luo suddenly raised his head and stared at Li Yan in shock. He didn't even realize that his own voice had become somewhat sharp.
Li Yan, however, smiled and nodded.
"It seems Fellow Daoist Bu Luo knows of this item. Not only can it instantly restore magical power, but it also has a function similar to stimulating the body's potential, like casting a secret art that burns essence blood!"
Li Yan said, but at the same time, he felt a sense of pity in his heart.
The effect of "Rongsun" in instantly restoring magical power was naturally very good, but its effect of stimulating potential was greatest during the Foundation Establishment stage.
He remembered that when he used it back then, it could instantly raise his initial-stage Foundation Establishment self to the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment. Although this process was very short, it could indeed unleash the function of a secret art similar to burning essence blood.
But since he reached the Golden Core, it was mostly used to restore magical power.
He didn't know if it was because the "Rongsun" was not old enough, or for some other reason. Although it could still instantly restore magical power, its effect of temporarily increasing strength was much reduced.
And now that he had reached the Nascent Soul, a drop of "Rongsun" could only restore about forty percent of his magical power in an instant.
And the effect of temporarily increasing his cultivation, similar to burning essence blood, was almost negligible.
However, this item was still one of his biggest trump cards. After all, medicinal pills that could instantly restore magical power were few and far between, let alone those that could stimulate potential.
But more importantly, those medicinal pills that restored magical power from the outside all had pill poison, just a matter of more or less, and could not be taken continuously.
What's more, for a Nascent Soul cultivator with profound magical power, those qi-replenishing pills that could be bought outside were even more precious, each one selling for a sky-high price.
"Rongsun" was a treasure that Li Yan had consumed a great deal of. He had also given more than twenty drops to Zhao Min before.
Due to the tribulation, Li Yan had consumed it as if it were free. Now, he only had about thirty drops of "Rongsun" left.
This time, he had given away another ten drops. It could be said that Li Yan would have to be careful about how he used it for a long time to come.
When he had first obtained the "Rongsun," which had taken three to five thousand years to produce only about one hundred and fifty drops, it had now been mostly consumed by Li Yan.
Bu Luo became excited. No longer caring about Li Yan, he carefully poured out a drop, separated a tiny bit with his magical power, and then sucked it into his mouth in front of Li Yan.
Immediately, his originally pale green face instantly turned a deep green, and his Golden Core realm cultivation actually showed a slight upward trend. But after fluctuating a few times, it quickly returned to normal.
"It really is a good treasure, a good treasure! Hehehe, next time I'm fighting someone to the death, this young master can wear them out!"
Bu Luo immediately stoppered the bottle and put it away in his pouch. Only then did he raise his head and cup his fists at Li Yan.
"I don't have much of this either. At the same time, Fellow Daoist must be careful to conceal it when using it. Otherwise, there will be endless trouble. Even Nascent Soul cultivators will target you."
Li Yan cautioned, then casually withdrew the invisible barrier.
Li Yan was just like that. If others were willing to give to him, he would not be stingy either. In the past, he would never have dared to reveal the news of "Rongsun." Even when giving it to Zhao Min to use, he would be extremely careful, for fear of attracting an irresistible enemy.
But now, the number of people in this realm who could make Li Yan afraid could be counted on one hand. He no longer needed to be so concerned.
"I know that, of course!"
Bu Luo nodded. He did not say thank you either.
"By the way, Fellow Daoist Bu Luo, I have something I would like to ask you. Back then, in the Northern Abyss Demon-Suppressing Pagoda, besides the ten silver pages you mentioned appearing, is there any news about the existence of other colored pages?"
Li Yan thought for a moment and asked a question.
When Bu Luo heard this, he curled his lip.
"It seems you got some benefits from those silver pages. But don't tell me what kind of benefits you got, lest I feel heartbroken!"
When Li Yan heard this, his heart skipped a beat.
'He really doesn't know about the matter of the Undead Nether Phoenix's essence blood. Then the possibility of others knowing is also not very high!'
But Li Yan's face remained impassive, and he looked at Bu Luo with a smile.
"My answer may disappoint you. I really don't know. However, I can tell you the names of some of the people who were snatching the silver pages back then. If you're interested, you can go and investigate."
Bu Luo did not beat around the bush and immediately told Li Yan the names of the eight people he knew. In fact, he knew that it was not just these few who had been snatching the silver pages back then.
It was just that some of them had participated in besieging him and had later been killed by him. But it was true that he had not seen any silver pages on them.
Li Yan memorized the names of these people one by one. According to Bu Luo, six of these people were cultivators under the jurisdiction of the Jingtu Sect.
After Li Yan thanked him, the two chatted for a while longer before Bu Luo stood up.
"I still have to congratulate you on your great achievement of Nascent Soul here. In the days to come, I will have to work even harder. The Young Master told me to chase after you elite disciples of the major sects. It's so tiring!"
Li Yan also stood up at the same time.
"Oh? Fellow Daoist Bu Luo is leaving now?"
He could see that Bu Luo was about to take his leave, but not to return to Lord Lao Peak, but to leave the Malevolent Spirit Sect.
"The purpose of coming here was to see you. Now that I've seen you and said what I needed to say, if fate allows, we will meet again in the future!"
As Bu Luo said this, he had already soared into the air. Then, he turned and flew straight towards the mountain gate, without a moment's delay.
"Take care!"
Li Yan also cupped his hands slightly towards the sky and said silently in his heart.
He knew that after this parting, unless the two of them deliberately sought each other out, it was unknown when they would meet again. It might even be a final farewell.
Even with Li Yan's cultivation, he himself did not know when he might accidentally perish, let alone others.
It was not until Bu Luo's back completely disappeared that Li Yan's figure also swayed and vanished without a trace. Only the gentle wind blew over the mountain peak, carrying away the fading sunlight. The cultivators each embarked on their own vast and uncertain future...
...
The next morning, at the mountain gate of the Malevolent Spirit Sect, disciples dressed in the sect's uniform were bustling about. Today, the mountain gate of the Malevolent Spirit Sect was wide open.
Outside the mountain gate, from time to time, streaks of light would fly in from the distance, hover, and land. They were either traveling alone or in groups of a few.
The variety of flying magical treasures was dazzling, and the various flying exotic beasts craned their necks and cried out, their sounds shaking the four directions.
These flying exotic beasts all had sky-high auras, at least at the second rank. They were either majestic or ferocious.
Eagles, vultures, crocodiles, tigers, leopards, and so on, descended with streaks of glowing light. The cultivators on them were numerous, with various expressions.
Some were stern and silent, with a rigid expression; some were cold and aloof, high and mighty, keeping others at a distance; some had warm smiles, with a peaceful demeanor...