A cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage may seem insignificant in the eyes of cultivators in the Core Formation Stage or even higher.

However, for low-level disciples who have just embarked on the path of cultivation and whose cultivation is still at the Qi Refining stage, they are undoubtedly the backbone of the sect and are people who need to be looked up to.

Within the Yanyue Sect, the heads of each department are all smart and capable cultivators who have successfully established their foundation.

However, Yuan Kun, the manager of Yanyue Sect who is in charge of purchasing secular items, is an exception.

The reason for this is that the Yuan family, a middle-class family born and raised in Beiliang, took the lead in expressing a warm welcome to the six major sects and provided a lot of help for the six sects, especially the Yanyue Sect, to take root and develop in Beiliang.

In order to recognize and give back to the Yuan family for their contributions, the Yanyue Sect decided to pass this relatively minor management position to the descendants of the Yuan family for generations.

However, it is regrettable that Yuan Kun is actually the nephew of the current head of the Yuan family.

Moreover, his talent in cultivation is not outstanding and his future is worrying.

Therefore, after the head of the Yuan family personally came forward to plead with the top leaders of the Yanyue Sect, the top leaders of the Yanyue Sect reluctantly agreed to let him serve as the sect's manager.

Fortunately, although Yuan Kun's performance in cultivation was mediocre, he was very adept at handling worldly affairs, and he handled them in an orderly manner without any mistakes, thus gradually consolidating his position.

However, in the world of cultivation, strength is the bottom line, so the low-level disciples of the Yanyue Sect did not treat him with much respect.

As for the other managers in the Foundation Establishment Stage, most of them showed disdain and contempt towards him.

Faced with such a predicament, Yuan Kun chose not to care. He would make proper use of the sect to support himself, and he also knew how to humble himself and flatter others at the right time. He was still able to live at ease in the Yanyue Sect.

On a sunny day, Yuan Kun appeared alone in the secular town closest to Linglong Mountain.

Together with two Yanyue Sect disciples whose cultivation was inferior to his, he went to several shops to buy daily necessities.

However, he did not notice that just after he walked past two or three shops, a faint and powerful divine sense emanated from a nearby restaurant.

After hovering over the Yanyue Sect's steward's uniform on his body for a while, it attached itself to him silently, focusing its attention on this cultivator whose cultivation level was limited to the Qi Refining Stage.

Not long after, Yuan Kun successfully completed the procurement mission, left the small town with two followers, and embarked on the journey back to Linglong Mountain.

However, when they were about twenty or thirty miles away from the small town, a silver light suddenly flashed in the sky ahead, and a beautiful and charming young woman suddenly appeared there.

She looked at the three of them with a smile on her face, showing an unusually seductive charm.

"We are disciples of the Yanyue Sect. May I ask your name, Senior?"

Although Yuan Kun's cultivation was limited, when he saw the mysterious scene of the young woman appearing in front of him, he immediately realized that the other party was no ordinary person, so he immediately revealed the sect background behind him to prevent the other party from suddenly attacking him.

However, the young woman did not listen to his unfinished words, but just let out a soft "chuckle", then slightly opened her rosy lips, and a ball of pink fragrance gushed out of her mouth.

The fragrance seemed to be spreading slowly, but in fact it reached the three people in an instant and enveloped them.

Poor Yuan Kun, due to his shallow cultivation, had no power to resist, and after just inhaling a faint scent, he felt dizzy and lost consciousness.

The three of them immediately fell to the ground, falling rapidly towards the ground.

The young woman did not hesitate at all. She threw the ball casually and a silver-white halo flew out from her loose sleeves, instantly covering the three people present.

Then, the rays of light quickly pulled them to her side.

After her bright eyes turned slightly, she looked down at the three monks who were brought to her, and then showed a smiling expression.

Suddenly, her whole body was shining with a silver halo, and she effortlessly took away the three people who were in shock, and soon, she disappeared into the air.

After the blue light flew rapidly for about ten miles, it chose to stop in the middle of a deserted and quiet forest.

In this forest, there happened to be a young man in a green robe, sitting cross-legged under a big tree, with his eyes closed, meditating with a calm expression.

Suddenly, a ball of silver-white light appeared in front of the man, and then the light gradually dissipated, leaving Yuan Kun and two other monks wearing the Taoist robes of the Yanyue Sect lying quietly in the young man's sight.

The young woman fell from the sky as steady as a rock, and stood upright beside the young man, saying with a serious face:

"Master, the monks you are looking for have been brought here by me. They also said that they are all fellow Taoists from the Yanyue Sect, so the person you chose should be correct."

“Did anyone notice or disturb us during this process?” The young man suddenly opened his eyes and asked calmly.

This young man went through untold hardships and traveled for more than half a month before reaching Chen Yun in the territory of Beiliang.

Since he planned to look for Nangong Wan secretly, he did not intend to visit the Yanyue Sect publicly to avoid causing unnecessary trouble.

In order to better understand the internal situation of the Yanyue Sect, after staying in that small town for a day, he began to look for the monks of the Yanyue Sect.

As a cultivator who gradually grew up from a low-level cultivator, Chen Yun knew very well that the low-level female disciples in those immortal cultivation sects were often unable to completely break free from the shackles of the secular world like the high-level cultivators.

Therefore, the town closest to the sect undoubtedly became the place they most frequently frequented.

Relying on Chen Yun's powerful spiritual power, even if there are many cultivators in the city, they cannot escape his detection.

Originally, Chen Yun's target was another Qi Refining disciple who had just left Yanyue Sect.

However, when Yuan Kun, dressed in steward's clothes, appeared, Chen Yun immediately adjusted his strategy.

Because he understood that the higher-ranking disciples of the Yanyue Sect usually had more information.

So, he attached a wisp of spiritual consciousness to Yuan Kun and ordered Yin Yue and others to capture him as soon as they left the town. Then, he came to the woods alone and waited for the opportunity.

"Please rest assured, Master. With the cultivation level of these three people, I can handle them easily. During the whole process, I promise not to attract the attention of other cultivators."

Yin Yue seemed to have noticed that Chen Yun was in a bad mood at the moment, so she remained cautiously silent and answered honestly.

"Very good! You did an excellent job this time. As a fox demon, you are good at performing illusions. Then, let him tell the truth."

Chen Yun glanced at Yuan Kun expressionlessly and said coldly.

"I will follow the master's orders." Yin Yue responded immediately. Then, she turned to face Chen Yun and blew out a stream of pink mist from her mouth again. The mist was several feet wide and enveloped the three people on the ground.

Chen Yun stood up and slowly walked into the fog.

Soon after, a faint golden light began to flicker in the mist.

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Linglong Mountain,
Although it is called "Linglong", visitors who arrive at Linglong Mountain for the first time are always shocked by the gap between reality and imagination.

Compared with the poetic and elegant word "Linglong", Linglong Mountain in people's eyes is extremely bulky and has an extremely strange shape.

This is not to say that there are no other affiliated peaks on Linglong Mountain. On the contrary, this only main peak has an area of ​​dozens of miles, and the part at the foot of the mountain is extremely flat, with almost no steep terrain, as if it is a huge high slope area.

However, starting from the mountainside, the terrain of Linglong Mountain suddenly becomes extremely steep. The mountain is like a sharp sword piercing the air, full of dangers, forming a sharp contrast with the foot of the mountain.

The spiritual energy here has also been greatly improved. Only practitioners who have reached the Golden Core Stage or higher can build their own caves here.

However, in order to ensure that Linglong Mountain would not be attacked by enemies from the air, a series of powerful magic array restrictions were naturally set up on the upper part of the mountainside.

If low-level disciples want to reach the top of the mountain, they have no choice but to climb along a few fixed routes.

At this moment, Chen Yun was standing on an ancient and simple bluestone street at the foot of Linglong Mountain, holding his backpack with his hands behind his back, staring at the mountain top in the distance, with a hint of tenderness in his eyes.

After some careful disguise, he has successfully changed his appearance and aura into that of Yuan Kun, while suppressing his own cultivation to the level of the Qi Refining Stage.

After obtaining the required information from Yuan Kun and the other three, he immediately imprisoned them and threw them into a hole in a dead tree, then strode towards Linglong Mountain.

Relying on the manager token on Yuan Kun's body and the internal situation of Yanyue Sect that he learned through the dream-guiding technique, he easily entered the mountain gate of Yanyue Sect.

Now, he was in a market town established by the Yanyue Sect on the edge of Linglong Mountain. This was a place for thousands of disciples in the sect to trade freely and exchange the items they needed.

Several of the shops that specialize in selling secular goods are managed personally by this steward Yuan.

Chen Yun did not rush to the top of the mountain directly. Instead, he leisurely took the goods purchased by Yuan Kun, walked into the shops, and handed the items to the shop owners.

Then, under the respectful gazes of several shop owners, he walked out of the shop, stood on the street in the market town, and looked towards the top of the mountain.

According to the memories of the three disciples, although Nangong Wan was unable to practice in seclusion because she was about to get married, she seldom received guests. Even for high-ranking disciples in the sect, it was not easy to pay a visit to this Grandmaster Nangong.

But from the memories of these three people, it can be seen that as the youngest female Nascent Soul cultivator in Yanyue Sect, Nangong Wan is extremely talented and beautiful, and is deeply respected by many young disciples.

Many male disciples even had deep admiration for her and secretly developed feelings for this beautiful master.

And Yuan Kun is one of them.

Although he only had the opportunity to see Nangong Wan a few times during his tenure in the Yanyue Sect, it was enough to make him fall in love with her.

After learning that Nangong Wan was about to get married, the steward Yuan was sad and unhappy for many days.

When Chen Yun obtained some of Yuan Kun's memories, he felt quite helpless.

Now, after completing the task, Chen Yun followed Yuan Kun's established pattern and handled several trivial matters in a low-key manner, trying to dispel other people's doubts.

Fortunately, since Manager Yuan does not have a wide network of contacts in the sect and rarely has deep friendships with other people, he has not attracted anyone's attention.

About half a day later, Chen Yun looked up and saw that the sky was gradually getting darker. He realized that the time was almost over.

So, he imitated Yuan Kun's usual behavior and walked up the mountain calmly.

Although Yuan Kun only has the strength of the Qi Refining Stage, because he serves as the sect's manager, he has a seemingly ordinary small attic on the second floor of Linglong Mountain as his residence.

However, he did not have a cave of his own, which was obviously a pity.

Chen Yun, pretending to be Yuan Kun, successfully entered the second floor of Linglong Mountain without any setbacks.

However, after seeing Chen Yun transformed into Manager Yuan, several Foundation Establishment cultivators they met along the way all showed contempt on their faces, and some cultivators even didn't bother to even look at him.

This made Chen Yun touch his chin and let out a few bitter laughs when no one was around.

Judging from these signs, it seems that Manager Yuan does not have a high status within the sect except for a few subordinates.

After entering the second floor, Chen Yun did not go to the small attic where Yuan Kun lived, but instead controlled the magic weapon and flew silently towards the top of the mountain.

Although the sky in other areas seemed equally spacious, Chen Yun knew that there were many powerful restrictions set up there. He naturally would not take the initiative to touch those restrictions.

However, just as he was about to cross the boundary between the second and third floors, he was ruthlessly blocked by two Foundation Establishment cultivators on duty.

"Yuan Kun! What are you doing here? You should understand that this is not the place for you to come."

The pale monk frowned and asked loudly.

"My two uncles, please forgive me. I want to... want to pay my respects to Grandmaster Nangong. I wonder if you could let him know on my behalf."

Chen Yun's face was full of hesitation. After hesitating for a long time, he finally uttered these words haltingly.

"What did you say? Yuan Kun, are you out of your mind? How dare you make such a request! Are you dreaming?"

Hearing Chen Yun's words, the two monks were shocked and immediately questioned him sternly.

"It's just that when Master went out to purchase items this time, he accidentally met a senior who was very secretive. That senior insisted that the disciple hand over a treasure to Grandmaster Nangong, and also imposed a restriction on the disciple. He said that unless Grandmaster Nangong personally lifted the restriction, the disciple would not be able to leave on his own."

Chen Yun immediately looked worried and explained helplessly.

"Senior! Could it be a master in the Jindan stage?" The pale-faced cultivator was stunned when he heard this and asked in surprise. (End of this chapter)