Published: March 2, 2025
Chapter 249: Aftermath and Return to the Sect (Combined Chapter)
Otherwise, no matter what Li Changxiu's background is, a mere foundation establishment cultivator using a storage ring is too ostentatious and could be considered "overstepping."
The storage bag hanging from this woman’s waist should be her storage magical artifact; as for the storage ring, it belongs to the sect, and it should not be allowed to be taken out of the city lord's mansion.
"If all the treasures in the storage ring were taken, I could smoothly cultivate to the peak of the late foundation establishment stage. I might even have a good chance at achieving golden core."
As Liu Yu reached the entrance of the Merit Hall, he paused for a moment, and a "daring" thought arose in his mind.
However, sensing several powerful auras from the Merit Hall and its vicinity through his spiritual perception, he dismissed this idea.
If he were to dare to act that way, the chances of leaving Moonlit City alive would be slim.
With this matter settled, there was nothing significant left in Moonlit City. Liu Yu continued on his way without stopping and directly returned to the Southern City Cave Dwelling.
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Time flies rapidly in the cultivation world; three months passed in the blink of an eye.
During these past three months, the situation at the Cold Mist Spiritual Stone Mine has been relatively stable.
Although the five great sects had different ideas on how to mine the spiritual stone mine, resulting in "small" disagreements, they eventually reached an agreement and did not let it become a trigger for another major war in the cultivation world.
On a morning three months later, after completing his daily meditation and qi refining, Liu Yu tidied up the cave dwelling inside and out, removing all items with his personal aura, such as hair and dandruff.
Only then did he nod in satisfaction and walk out of the cave dwelling towards the side of Moonlit City.
In the path of cultivating immortality, personal interests and sect interests often conflict. One might harm the sect's interests for personal gain, leading to being hunted by the sect.
Thus, it was indeed necessary not to leave behind any trace of his aura.
Liu Yu did not need to know when this day would come. He just needed to be aware that if enough benefits were at stake, such as opportunities for golden core, he would undoubtedly take risks.
During these three months, he did not stay in the cave dwelling to cultivate the whole time; he also went out once, using a disguise to attend a trading event held by the Wu family.
Knowing he was about to leave Moonlit City, he had fewer scruples.
Liu Yu directly took out more than ten bottles of Vitality Pills, stating that he prioritized exchanging them for various rare spiritual herbs. If there were no satisfactory spiritual herbs, then spiritual stones would suffice.
This attracted the attention of cultivators attending the exchange event, who were guessing which alchemist had such a background.
Perhaps due to the end of the cultivation world war, the number of cultivators participating in this exchange event increased by one-third compared to the last time, and unexpectedly, he made some unexpected gains.
After the exchange event ended, Liu Yu obtained several rare spiritual herbs that were not available in the Immortal Abode, as well as five thousand spiritual stones.
He easily shook off the cultivators who had various intentions of exchanging with him and returned to the cave dwelling without revealing his identity from start to finish.
As for the mask used to attend the exchange event, he destroyed it afterward.
Anyway, after returning to the sect, he would not have the opportunity to attend another exchange event in Moonlit City, so there was no need to keep it. Who knows if there were any hidden dangers he had not discovered?
After leaving the cave dwelling, Liu Yu strolled leisurely along and took one last look at the scenery of Moonlit City.
With the situation stabilizing, more cultivators were coming and going in Moonlit City, and in just three months, it became even more prosperous than during the war. By today, the allied cultivators could also return to their hometowns.