"Master, if you establish a sect, will you be the sect leader in the future?" Lian Yingxian suddenly asked.

Mo Wuji nodded, "That's right. If I establish a sect, I will indeed be the sect leader."

In fact, what Mo Wuji was establishing wasn't just a sect. He wanted to create Ping Fan, a domain transcending sects. But there was no need to explain these things to Lian Yingxian.

"Then how about you become my senior apprentice brother, and I become your junior apprentice sister?" Lian Yingxian asked, looking at Mo Wuji with some apprehension.

After Mo Wuji brought her to this place filled with immortal crystals and immortal spirit veins, she felt a change in her mentality. In Xianqi Village, she was more grateful, regarding Mo Wuji as an elder. But now, she was more moved and hoped to become friends with Mo Wuji, rather than an elder and a junior.

Mo Wuji was puzzled. What did becoming a disciple or junior sister have to do with him establishing a sect?

But then he thought that Lian Yingxian would definitely become a strong cultivator in the future. Senior and junior apprentice siblings were almost the same as master and disciple. Anyway, they were all part of Ping Fan. Since Lian Yingxian didn't want to be a disciple and only wanted to be a junior sister, that was fine too.

"Alright, then you are my junior sister. My cultivation method is self-created and suitable for Jingfeng. I don't know if it's suitable for you. I have two ideas. The first is that you and Jingfeng use the method I teach to open up your meridians. Then you cultivate my cultivation method, slowly guiding the hidden cultivation in your Purple Mansion and converting it into your true strength. The second method is that I use my cultivation method to temper your physical body. After your physical body is tempered to a certain strength, we can start guiding the hidden cultivation in your Purple Mansion. Otherwise, your physical body will not be able to withstand it," Mo Wuji explained.

Although Lian Yingxian knew about immortals and had more knowledge than Fu Jingfeng, she was, after all, an ordinary mortal. She couldn't understand the two paths Mo Wuji mentioned. She could only ask, "Senior Brother, which one do you think I should choose?"

"Let's choose the first one. If it doesn't work, we'll choose the second one," Mo Wuji replied.

The second method wouldn't have the problem of two cultivation methods conflicting in the future, because after Lian Yingxian recovered her memory, she would have her own cultivation method. However, the second method also had a drawback, which was that it required physical contact, which wasn't appropriate for either Mo Wuji or Lian Yingxian.

"I'll listen to Senior Brother and use the first method." Although Lian Yingxian didn't know what tempering the physical body was, she intuitively felt that it was inappropriate for Mo Wuji to use his cultivation method to temper her physical body.

...

Half a month later, Mo Wuji left the bottom of the Jize Sea again. He also arranged a lightning array to open up the meridians for Lian Yingxian. Like Fu Jingfeng, he passed on his cultivation experience and methods to Lian Yingxian.

Before leaving, although Mo Wuji didn't use his divine sense to check on Fu Jingfeng, he could feel the lightning source fluctuating in Fu Jingfeng's lightning array, indicating that Fu Jingfeng had likely opened up several meridians.

Mo Wuji was leaving now because he was in a hurry to go to Poison Water Lake.

His Immortal Mortal World still lacked fire, wood, and water elemental pearls. The appearance of the Primal Chaos Jellyfish Crystal in Poison Water Lake meant that there might be a water elemental pearl. Now that the jellyfish crystal was causing a commotion, he didn't want to miss this opportunity.

...

Fengchuan Immortal City was just a medium-sized immortal city in the entire Yongying Immortal Domain. The only time it became famous was during the Yongying Immortal Domain Pill Dao Competition when the alchemist representing Fengchuan Immortal City was called Ma Tian. Ma Tian achieved a good result, ranking 300th.

However, Ma Tian was an alchemist from the Pill Dao Immortal Alliance and didn't have much to do with Fengchuan Immortal City. After that pill competition, Fengchuan Immortal City returned to its original ordinariness.

Recently, Fengchuan Immortal City had become famous again, mainly not because of Fengchuan Immortal City itself, but because of a lake very close to Fengchuan Immortal City called Poison Water Lake.

Poison Water Lake, as the name suggests, the water in it was not only poisonous but highly poisonous. It was rumored that even an Immortal Emperor entering the lake wouldn't be able to resist the toxicity of the lake water. Many people said that only those who had tempered their bodies to the strength of a divine body were qualified to enter the lake water.

There were also many who tried to enter the lake using detoxification pills. The fate of all those who did so was the same: they were all poisoned to death. The only difference was that some lasted longer and some lasted shorter.

Regardless of the length, the longest wouldn't exceed one day after coming out. If they didn't come ashore, the longest they could last in Poison Water Lake was one hour.

The reason why Poison Water Lake became famous was that it was rumored that a cultivator risked his life to enter Poison Water Lake and actually brought back a Primal Chaos Jellyfish Crystal.

What was a Primal Chaos Jellyfish Crystal? It was a treasure that even Immortal Emperors craved. Once a water-attribute cultivator obtained it, they would rise to prominence in one step. Even if it wasn't a water-attribute cultivator who obtained the Primal Chaos Jellyfish Crystal, would they still be afraid of not having other opportunities?

So recently, countless cultivators had flocked to Poison Water Lake, all with the same purpose: to obtain a Primal Chaos Jellyfish Crystal.

Mo Wuji also arrived at Poison Water Lake. At this moment, he had transformed into a black-faced scholar, the appearance he used when he was known as 2705 in the cultivation world. The only difference was that there was now a scar on his face, a winding scar that looked like it had been corroded by something, making it look extremely terrifying and hideous.

The aura emanating from his body was also oppressive, making it clear that he was not to be trifled with. As for his cultivation level, he had controlled it at the early stage of Great Eternity Immortal.

Originally, a Great Eternity Immortal was considered a strong cultivator in Fengchuan Immortal City, but there were too many cultivators who had come to Fengchuan Immortal City recently, so a Great Eternity Immortal wasn't anything special. However, Mo Wuji's appearance and oppressive aura made others unwilling to observe him further.

Mo Wuji didn't plan to stay here for long. He didn't even enter Fengchuan Immortal City but passed by it from the outside, heading directly to Poison Water Lake.

Poison Water Lake wasn't very large, with a radius of definitely less than one hundred square kilometers. This area wasn't considered large even on Earth, let alone in the Immortal World.

Many temporary buildings had already been constructed around Poison Water Lake, including shops, pill shops, and rest houses. There were also many people coming and going, many of whom were wandering around the edge of Poison Water Lake. Mo Wuji didn't see anyone entering Poison Water Lake.

Walking past these shops, Mo Wuji saw that the most common item for sale was detoxification pills. There were all kinds of detoxification immortal pills, each with claims of miraculous effects. Many detoxification pills were something that even Mo Wuji, an eighth-grade Pill Emperor, had never heard of.

Regardless of the type of detoxification pill, there was a note below the description stating that the seller was not responsible for whether the pill was effective against the poisonous water in Poison Water Lake once it was sold.

Despite this clause, Mo Wuji still saw many cultivators purchasing various detoxification pills. Even if they didn't enter the lake, they needed detoxification pills to stay near the lake for a long time.

Mo Wuji shook his head. Indeed, given a certain opportunity, some people would take risks, even at the cost of their lives. Thinking about himself, wasn't he the same? The only difference was that others came here for the jellyfish crystal, while he came here for the water elemental pearl.

Mo Wuji entered a rest house and ordered a cup of immortal spirit tea. He had originally planned to ask the waiter to tell him about the situation of Poison Water Lake, but he didn't expect that several people nearby were discussing Poison Water Lake. So he simply didn't ask the waiter but instead listened carefully.

"That's not right. Wei Bing only fell after four hours of coming out of the Poison Water Lake. He purchased the detoxification pills from Misty Immortal Pill Pavilion, which should have allowed him to last the longest..."

"You're talking about what happened yesterday. I heard this morning that Bai Ping from Blade Scar Peak lasted for five hours after coming out."

"I suspect that there's only one Primal Chaos Jellyfish Crystal in Poison Water Lake. Why hasn't anyone who entered later obtained it?"

"Do you think they would let you know if they obtained it? Those who enter Poison Water Lake and come out are quickly taken away. Who knows if they actually gained anything? We can just watch the excitement. Even if we obtain something, we wouldn't have the life to enjoy it."

...

The few people discussed without any reservations. Mo Wuji could hear from their discussions that many people had already entered Poison Water Lake, and there was more than one.

"Friend, did you just arrive at Poison Water Lake?" Just as Mo Wuji was listening carefully to the discussion of the few people at the next table, a crisp voice interrupted Mo Wuji's thoughts.

A voluptuous, somewhat charming woman walked over and sat opposite Mo Wuji. As soon as she sat down, Mo Wuji smelled a faint fragrance, a purely physiological impulse. Mo Wuji sneered inwardly.

To think that a mere Great Eternity Immortal would try to drug him. This woman was truly courting death. With a turn of the Detoxification Meridian, the faint medicinal properties disappeared without a trace.

"May I sit here?" The woman smiled sweetly, adding to her charm.

Mo Wuji stared at the woman's neck and nodded, "Please."

The woman leaned forward, seemingly unaware that the spring scenery of her chest was exposed, and said cautiously, "Friend, are you thinking of trying your luck in Poison Water Lake?"

"That's right, I do want to take a look, but after observing for the past few days, no one has been able to come out of Poison Water Lake. I'm feeling conflicted," Mo Wuji said with a frown.

The woman raised her hand and placed a restriction around them. "Friend, I have a seventh-grade detoxification immortal pill. If you're willing to cooperate with me, I'm willing to take out this pill. My only condition is that if you obtain the jellyfish crystal, I only want one-third of it. I don't want anything else."

"What if I die?" Mo Wuji asked calmly.

The woman straightened her face and lowered her voice. "The chances of dying in Poison Water Lake are very high. Even with my seventh-grade detoxification pill, I can't guarantee that you won't encounter any problems. That's why I'm stating the ugly truth upfront. Since we're cooperating, there are certain risks. Me taking out a seventh-grade detoxification pill, you should know that a seventh-grade detoxification immortal pill is a rare treasure in the entire Immortal World. You don't have a detoxification pill and can only enter Poison Water Lake. Of course, before entering Poison Water Lake, I'm all yours. With risk comes opportunity."