Faced with Li Ji’an’s casual inquiry, the elder, still immersed in the reverberation of excitement, hurriedly answered honestly.

"Reporting to the True Man, the old me doesn’t have much life left, and the clan is lacking successors. This time, I just want to join the commotion, hoping to secure an opportunity for a Foundation Establishment Pill for the clan..."

After listening to the elder’s words, Li Ji’an slightly lifted his gaze.

In the past two years, while searching for the Illusory Moon Glaze Snake, he hadn’t paid attention to the ancient tomb’s situation.

Only now did he realize that the opportunity at that tomb had intensified, rivaling the Great Marsh Mountain ruins a century ago.

Half a year ago, after several friendly exchanges were politely declined, Qingmen Sect severed ties with Fiery Sun Sect. Although they hadn’t reached the point of a showdown, they started hindering each other, even causing trouble and exerting pressure intentionally.

Regarding the opportunity within the region blocked by Fiery Sun Sect, rumors abound, spreading across the Celestial Cyan Domain.

Several of these rumors matched actual circumstances, claiming that within the tomb lay the burial site of an Ancient Saint Master, possibly containing opportunities for Divinity Transformation within its six-layered chambers.

Li Ji’an wasn’t sure whether these rumors were spread by Wu Weixiong or Qin Henian.

Moreover, there were further rumors that opportunities for Foundation Establishment and Core Formation were abound within, specially prepared by an ancient expert skilled in divination for the cultivators of this realm, destined to usher in a flourishing era of cultivation.

Unsurprisingly, loose cultivators within the domain flocked in, and sects from various provinces could no longer hold back, waiting for the chance.

Only the Ten Thousand Laws Palace, the dominion master, seemed completely uninterested, showing no signs of action.

Li Ji’an understood this, for if the opportunity was massive, if there truly were opportunities for Divinity Transformation, the major sects combined wouldn’t be able to seize it; ultimately, they would have to invite Ten Thousand Laws Palace to intervene, so might as well let them scout ahead first.

As for opportunities below Nascent Soul, if Ten Thousand Laws Palace finds any appealing, they can easily fabricate a reason afterward, and the major sects wouldn’t dare refuse.

Of course, there were also rumors that the True Monarch of Ten Thousand Laws was still in seclusion healing, hence hadn’t acted.

In the following half-month, after trading some Second Tier puppet materials, Li Ji’an prepared to head directly toward Ten Thousand Laws Palace at the center of Celestial Origin Province. Currently, he sought only three Crystal Condensing Pill herbs and irresistible Second Tier puppet materials.

Upon completion, he would return to the sect’s Outer Peak, focusing on mastering the Puppet Path, perfecting the "Taigu Demon-Suppressing Fist," and eagerly anticipating Gugu’s bloodline transformation outcome, uninvolved with other matters.

However, just as he was about to leave Han River Immortal City that day. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

A presence carrying overwhelming pressure descended upon Han River Immortal City, heading straight towards Li Ji’an.

"Is the Alchemist Li from Biyun Sect here?" The approaching figure wore an ink-blue robe and veiled their face with a thin gauze.

Feeling the presence of True Pill Qi from the other party, Li Ji’an clasped his hands: "I am Li, what can I do for you, Fairy?"

"I seek information about someone." The other party’s words were stern and attitude not too pleasant.

"Please, Fairy speak." Li Ji’an inquired, ignoring her demeanor.

"Xiao~ Chang~ Feng!" The woman’s tone was deliberate, biting almost with clenched teeth.

Li Ji’an instantly raised an eyebrow, scrutinizing her closely, as old memories gradually surfaced.

A century ago, at the Great Marsh Mountain ruins, Qingmen Sect and five other sects gathered at Great Marsh Mountain, eager to claim a share. After a stalemate, they resorted to pitting their sect’s True Inheritors against each other.

The woman before him was the one who battled Xiao Changfeng back then.

Known as the second to none in Celestial Origin Province besides Fu Hanxing, she was celebrated as the person with the highest talent in Celestial Origin Province among newcomers, a direct granddaughter of Qingmen Sect’s Supreme Elder, boasting unparalleled talent and pedigree.

However, among the three battles, only she lost to the then-underrated Xiao Changfeng, causing quite an upset.

Regarding her grudges and entanglements with Xiao Changfeng over the years, Li Ji’an had merely overheard a Fake Pill Elder in the sect jokingly mention it once. Apparently, during the outbreak of the righteous and demonic conflict, she privately sought Xiao Changfeng for a magical combat, the outcome unknown, but it emerged afterwards that she was greatly bothered by her loss in the duel back then, retreating to seclusion, and after sixty years, finally achieving True Pill.

Yet by then, Xiao Changfeng had entered the Boundless Domain, making her pursuit targetless.

Not until the righteous and demonic conflict did she finally find Xiao Changfeng.

Since then, their grudges and emotional entanglements over the years were entirely unknown to Li Ji’an.

However, in recent years, Xiao Changfeng focused on studying Divine Power Secret Techniques, struggling to gain entry. Subsequently, he decided to take his chances at Black Pool Cave, and vanished.

"Elder Xiao is carefree and unrestrained. I don’t know his whereabouts either." Li Ji’an replied.

"You don’t know? Isn’t that scoundrel sworn brothers with you?" Fairy Yunyao’s brows furrowed.

"Scoundrel..." Li Ji’an’s heart stirred, becoming curious about what had happened between Xiao Changfeng and this woman recently.

Curiosity killed the cat, especially when the opposite person is a True Pill Master; in their eyes, a Fake Pill doesn’t match the title of True Man.

Li Ji’an promptly shelved his curiosity, candidly saying, "Changfeng is carefree and spontaneous by nature. Not only do I not know his whereabouts, but probably no one in the sect does either."

"Carefree and spontaneous? Hmph! That’s just an irresponsible and shameless excuse!" Fairy Yunyao was even more furious.

Li Ji’an, meanwhile, looked somewhat incredulous, his eyes widened, suddenly imagining inappropriate scenarios.

Did Xiao Changfeng win over this woman?

In the cultivation realm, there’s no concept of male superiority and female inferiority. On the contrary, due to the rarity of Core Formation Cultivators, female Core Formation True Men are exceptionally rare, making the standards for female cultivators at the Core Formation Stage very high, generally hard for same-tier male cultivators to meet.