A Loose Cultivator's Path to Longevity

He walked until he reached a deserted alley.

Lü Zhong came to a sudden halt, whipping around to look at a stone tablet behind him.

There was nothing there.

Yet he said with conviction, ”You’ve been following me for quite some time. Isn’t it about time you showed yourself?”

Just then, a slender figure appeared on the stone tablet. She wore a seven-colored, cloud-like dress and looked like a young girl. Her delicate feet swung gently as she let out a laugh like a silver bell.

”Hee hee, this Southern Barbaric Territory is a real eye-opener! Not only are there cultivators who can detect me, but I even get to see a Nascent Soul Old Monster shamelessly launch a sneak attack on a Core Formation junior in broad daylight.”

Hearing this, Lü Zhong’s expression didn’t change in the slightest. He silently activated his Celestial Net Secret Eye Technique and sized up the girl in the cloud-like dress.

The aura she exuded was no weaker than his own.

More importantly, in the vision of his Secret Eye, all he could see was a sea of blood-red.

This meant the girl was not an Immortal Cultivator.

She was a Demon Cultivator!

A Tier Four Demon Beast can achieve Transformation, after which it can be called a ”Demon Cultivator.”

’What is this Demon Cultivator doing in the territory of Immortal Cultivators?’ Lü Zhong wondered silently. He said no more, instead calculating whether he could take her down.

Seeing this, the girl in the cloud-like dress seemed to guess his thoughts.

She chuckled again, then leaped forward lightly, her figure vanishing abruptly. When she reappeared, she was already standing before Lü Zhong.

”Hee hee, I have no intention of fighting you, Fellow Daoist!”

Then, the girl in the cloud-like dress looked Lü Zhong up and down as if confirming something. She closed her eyes and took several deep breaths, an intoxicated expression on her face, before opening them again to explain her purpose:

”I’ll be direct. I want to join forces with you to obtain a once-in-a-millennium secret treasure in the soon-to-appear Ten Thousand Witches Hall. The Qiluo Immortal Lamp—have you ever heard of it?”

’The Qiluo Immortal Lamp?’

A trace of doubt flashed in Lü Zhong’s eyes.

He truly had never heard the term before and couldn’t help but turn his gaze to the girl. Seeing this, she rolled her eyes.

”I forgot, this is the land of the Southern Barbarians... Fine, I’ll explain it to you. The so-called Qiluo Immortal Lamp is not an artifact, but a Tier Four Spiritual Medicine that went extinct back in ancient times.”

”As for its effects...” The girl in the cloud-like dress flashed an innocent smile before continuing, ”For me, the Qiluo Immortal Lamp is a supreme medicinal treasure, though I can’t elaborate on the specifics. For you, this item is also extraordinarily useful. If you want to advance your, hmm, Pseudo-Pure Spirit Body—yes, that’s it, your Pseudo-Pure Spirit Body—the Qiluo Immortal Lamp can be of immense help!”

Naturally, Lü Zhong didn’t much believe her words.

But he couldn’t help but be interested.

’If it can really advance my Half-pure spirit body, wouldn’t that mean I could obtain a full Pure Spirit Body?’

Even if he obtained a Pure Spirit Body during the Nascent Soul Stage, he would be unable to sense the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi because of his Divine Soul. Nevertheless, the potential benefits were still substantial.

Thinking of this, Lü Zhong looked at the girl.

”You speak as if this is all a matter of fact, but what proof do you have to verify your claims? As it stands, everything about this so-called Qiluo Immortal Lamp is just your word.”

”Hee hee, that’s simple!” The girl covered her cherry-like mouth with her hand and spat out a jade-like, petal-shaped object.

Her perpetually smiling face now showed a rare hint of reluctance, but she still handed it to Lü Zhong, saying, ”This is a petal from the Qiluo Immortal Lamp. As for whether what I said is true or false, you can judge for yourself, Fellow Daoist.”

Lü Zhong took it with suspicion, still disbelieving in his heart.

But when he examined it with his Secret Eye, his expression couldn’t help but change, and great waves stirred in his heart. He saw that the petal contained a minuscule but indescribably pure wisp of Spiritual Qi.

Most notably, the Qiluo Immortal Lamp petal was enveloped in a faint, misty halo.

Although the halo was extremely faint and almost invisible to the naked eye, it was enough for Lü Zhong to confirm that this petal came from a Tier Five Spiritual Medicine. Only a Tier Five Spiritual Medicine would possess its own Immortal Spirit Treasure Light.

He remained outwardly calm.

Lü Zhong used the Gray Mist Space to run a test on the object.

It worked!

Just as the girl had said, the wisp of Spiritual Qi contained within the petal was indeed greatly beneficial to a Pure Spirit Body.

According to his experience as an Alchemist, if he could obtain enough of the Tier Four Qiluo Immortal Lamp, he could achieve the same effect as a Tier Five Spiritual Medicine and complete his body’s transformation ahead of schedule.

He weighed the pros and cons in his mind.

Considering the help a Pure Spirit Body would be to his future Immortal Path...

Lü Zhong decided to get involved.

The girl, who had been watching Lü Zhong’s expression, suddenly glanced back toward the end of the alley and quickly tossed him a Jade Pendant. ”This is a Spirit-Communicating Jade Pendant I refined. Once you’re inside the Ten Thousand Witches Hall, you can activate it with your Magical Power to contact me.”

Before her voice had even faded, she vanished without a trace.

Having obtained the Tier Five Qiluo Immortal Lamp petal, Lü Zhong was now somewhat convinced of her words.

He drew the Jade Pendant into his hand. It felt warm and smooth, with a slight coolness. He could see Prohibitions flowing within it; it did indeed look like a Spirit-Communicating Jade Pendant.

Just in case, Lü Zhong placed a Three-Layer Sealing Prohibition on it.

After doing this, he continued on toward the northern part of the city.

The purpose of his trip wasn’t just to deal with Feng Huanyu—that was merely something to be handled along the way. His main goal was to see what kind of Secret Skill Shuini planned to teach him.