At the beginning, I cleaned the Sutra Library and completed the incomplete skills.

Chapter 126 The Worst Case

That was a Treasure!

Although Pan Yun had never used it, he had long heard of the great name of this item, so he naturally wouldn't mistake it.

To refine a Treasure, one must at least have a Magic Treasure as a reference.

But Magic Treasures are the most precious items for Core Formation Stage cultivators, so how could they be easily shown to others?

The materials for refining this item are not difficult to find, but the refining conditions are quite demanding.

Therefore,

the rarity of this Treasure in the Cultivation World far surpasses that of Magic Tools of the same grade, second only to Magic Treasures.

For an ordinary Foundation Establishment (Early Stage) cultivator to possess one is simply harder than ascending to heaven.

How could Pan Yun not be surprised and delighted when he suddenly saw this item?

However,

besides the surprise,

a trace of doubt couldn't help but arise in his heart.

The Human Emperor Hall is above all sects in the Cultivation World.

The two have always kept to themselves.

Knowing that he was a disciple of the Guangji Sect, why would the other party suddenly give him such a valuable item?

Pan Yun soon had the answer.

A voice transmission sounded in his ear.

"Fellow Daoist Pan, the Human Emperor Hall sincerely invites you. As long as you are willing to join and become an Executor, this Judge Pen will be yours.

In addition to this Treasure, the Human Emperor Hall has another generous gift to bestow.

With this generous gift, you won't need to worry about your subsequent cultivation techniques.

If you agree, then don't stop us anymore.

Accept this Human Emperor Hall token and go to Nine Flowers City to take up your post."

Pan Yun's eyes widened, filled with shock.

He had previously wondered why the Guangji Sect had sent out so many Foundation Establishment (Early Stage) disciples before and after,

yet they still hadn't recovered those lost Spirit Veins.

Moreover, all disciples above Foundation Establishment Stage who were sent out had since disappeared without a trace.

Now Pan Yun finally understood.

It turned out that it wasn't that these prominent small and medium-sized families were difficult to deal with.

Those disciples above Foundation Establishment Stage had not died in battle either.

They had all been defected by the Human Emperor Hall.

And the Human Emperor Hall seemed to not worry at all that these disciples would be unwilling.

After all, a wise minister chooses his lord, and a good bird chooses its tree.

In this Cultivation World,

the phrase 'Heaven and earth will destroy those who do not look out for themselves' is truly implemented to the extreme.

What master-disciple affection and sect sentiment are rarely truly cared about by cultivators.

Therefore, facing the olive branch thrown by the Human Emperor Hall,

most cultivators would choose to agree without hesitation.

As for those disciples who refused,

besides falling out with the Human Emperor Hall and gaining a false reputation of loyalty, they gained nothing.

Pan Yun really wanted to coldly refuse the other party.

After all, after becoming a core disciple, his master treated him well.

But looking at the shimmering Judge Pen,

his words of refusal were always stuck in his throat and he couldn't utter them no matter what.

At this moment, this Judge Pen was not just a Treasure.

It also represented the recognition of the Human Emperor Hall, as well as future prospects.

As the saying goes, it's good to enjoy the shade under a big tree.

No need to think, either,

the development and cultivation resources that can be obtained after joining the Human Emperor Hall,

are definitely beyond the reach of the Guangji Sect.

After all,

the Guangji Sect is merely one of the Three Great Sects in Jiuhua County.

And the Human Emperor Hall has a formidable reputation throughout the entire Cultivation World.

Did he really want to sacrifice his chance to rise rapidly for that so-called false reputation of loyalty?

Pan Yun struggled for a while, and soon figured it out.

Joining the Human Emperor Hall does not necessarily mean betraying the sect.

In the future, as long as it's something that threatens the Guangji Sect, wouldn't it be fine if he didn't do it or stopped it?

As for the master's kindness, once he obtains cultivation resources in the Human Emperor Hall in the future,

he can just repay his master.

Compared to verbal loyalty, he believed his master would value such practical benefits more.

Pan Yun quickly found a reasonable explanation for his actions.

"Okay, this young master agrees."

After the voice transmission entered Old Man Wang's ears,

Pan Yun's expression remained stern, and he ordered in a deep voice:

"You all guard the Spirit Vein well. Wait for me to find the mastermind behind this and extinguish the arrogance of these villains. This Martial Uncle will personally request merits for you!"

After speaking,

Pan Yun flicked his sleeves, and his entire body transformed into a sword rainbow.

He rushed out of the protective formation's range without hesitation, thrusting towards the enemy formation.

"Martial Uncle Pan is mighty!"

"With Martial Uncle Pan here, supported by the great formation, we can rest easy!"

"Hehe, it's good to teach these families a lesson, lest they fail to recognize the gap between themselves and the Three Great Sects."

The emotions of all the registered disciples of the Guangji Sect present were instantly ignited.

All the disciples were eagerly preparing to watch the invaders make fools of themselves.

In contrast,

Li Lan was not so optimistic.

Although he didn't hear the private voice transmission between the two,

being meticulous, he subtly sensed a hint of unease from the details.

This Old Man Wang, with a mere Cultivation Base of Qi Refining Late Stage,

acted a bit too calmly in front of a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator.

As if he had some backing and wasn't afraid that the other party would take his life.

In addition,

Pan Yun's slight expressions and body language details from beginning to end,

Li Lan saw them all.

There were many strange points.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.

Li Lan quietly left the area and retreated to the vicinity of the mine tunnel.

For three months,

he had carefully observed the environment under the mine tunnel.

There were many branches inside, and the passages were intricate and complex.

If there was truly anything abnormal, retreating into it would allow him to contend with the other party for a bit.

After Pan Yun rushed into the enemy formation, there was no further movement.

It was clearly a posture of much thunder but little rain.

Soon,

even these registered disciples vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

Old Man Wang still had a calm and composed look.

He stood with his hands behind his back and said with a chuckle:

"Do any of you still have Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators? If not, we are going to make our move."

The disciples present were completely bewildered and didn't understand what the other party meant.

Old Man Wang was too lazy to explain to them,

why the Human Emperor Hall only wanted cultivators above the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Seeing that there were indeed no more people meeting the requirements, Old Man Wang waved his hand and gave the order to those behind him.

"Move!"

At that moment.

The rumbling sound of the earth shaking and mountains trembling sounded again.

At this moment,

some sharp-eyed disciples of the Guangji Sect suddenly noticed,

a small hill suddenly rose from the ground in the northwest direction.

Immediately after, the same happened in the southwest and northeast directions.

The three small mountains grew rapidly like bamboo shoots after a rain, getting bigger and bigger, vaguely forming a 'pin' shape surrounding the entire Hengshan Spiritual Vein.

At this moment,

some knowledgeable disciples' expressions had already changed in horror.

"It's the San Shan Kun Qi Lao Formation! They want to trap us here! We can't let them succeed!"

"Martial Uncle Pan rushed into the enemy formation. He said we just need to guard the Spirit Vein, and we don't need to worry about other things. Martial Uncle Pan should break this great formation along the way, right?"

"Where did Martial Uncle Pan go?"

"Martial Uncle Pan, please quickly break this formation!"

At this time,

these disciples of the Guangji Sect were also panicking.

The San Shan Kun Qi Lao Formation is very common in the Cultivation World markets and sect classics.

Although the grade of this formation is not too high, the refining materials are not too rare, and setting it up is quite troublesome.

But its advantage lies in the extremely large formation range.

Once the formation is complete, even with a Cultivation Base of Qi Refining Late Stage, it is absolutely difficult to break through.

Using it at this time to set up a large formation to trap them within the protective formation is simply perfect.

Li Lan had also heard of the fame of this formation.

It was just that due to being alone and inconvenient to carry and set up, he hadn't bought it to study.

Seeing that this formation was slowly taking shape,

Li Lan's heart also couldn't help but skip a beat.

The worst-case scenario he had anticipated had still occurred.