Upon hearing this, Zhou Yu’s steps paused.

Good fortune?

He turned to look at Mrs. Fang, but in his heart, a sudden alertness arose.

During those three years on the Human Clan Plane, he had matured immensely.

Where would good fortune come from out of the blue? If it truly did, more likely it was a trap waiting for him.

However, Zhou Yu had already established an image of naivety; if he refused outright, it would contradict his current persona.

With this thought, Zhou Yu immediately showed a curious expression.

"Oh?"

"What good fortune?"

Seeing Zhou Yu’s expression, Mrs. Fang smiled and said:

"Young Master Zhou, come and sit down."

"Let me tell you slowly."

Zhou Yu nodded, walked over, and sat opposite Mrs. Fang.

At this time, Que’er and others also gathered around with curious faces.

Mrs. Fang smiled and said:

"It’s quite a coincidence."

"My team accidentally discovered it during one of their missions..."

Then Mrs. Fang began to speak in detail.

After listening, Zhou Yu’s eyes revealed a look of surprise.

This is what happened.

Mrs. Fang’s team discovered an item during a mission called ’Five Elements Yang Ginseng.’

This item is a high-rank Spiritual Medicine beneficial to Golden Core Stage cultivators, and if acquired by Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators, it greatly enhances the chance of forming a Golden Core.

Unfortunately, the location of the Five Elements Yang Ginseng is within a demon beast’s nest.

There are terrifying restrictions within this demon beast’s nest.

The restrictions require a collective effort to break.

They had almost prepared the manpower for breaking the restrictions, except for a talented Body Refining Master.

Mrs. Fang implied that she wanted Zhou Yu to take part in this operation.

"Young Master Zhou, this matter is actually beneficial for you as well!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yu was taken aback.

"Beneficial to me?"

"What benefit?"

Mrs. Fang smiled and said:

"In the Golden Wind Sect where my son Pan Feng resides, there is an extremely rare Golden Sun Spring. The water in this spring has absorbed tens of thousands of years of blazing sun essence, which is greatly beneficial to Body Refining Masters."

"Especially for someone like you who has cultivated the Heavenly Gang Body to the Fourth Layer."

"With good luck, you might directly break through to the Fifth Layer."

"If that happens, Young Master Zhou could stand on equal footing with a typical Golden Core Stage elder based solely on your physical cultivation."

"As long as Young Master Zhou can successfully assist us in breaking the restriction to obtain the Five Elements Yang Ginseng, my son Pan Feng and his fellow disciples can jointly apply to the sect to let you soak in the Golden Sun Spring once."

"What does Young Master Zhou think?"

After speaking, Mrs. Fang smiled at Zhou Yu confidently.

She believed that no Body Refining Master could resist such temptation.

Especially someone like Zhou Yu who knows little of the world.

Just as Mrs. Fang suspected, Zhou Yu was indeed enticed.

However, what tempted Zhou Yu was actually the ’Five Elements Yang Ginseng.’

Since it’s a high-rank Spiritual Medicine for Golden Core Stage cultivators, it must have a great effect on repairing the meridian injuries within his body.

In the outside world, a Spiritual Medicine like this is almost impossible to find.

Once it appears, it would be taken by major powers immediately, leaving ordinary people no chance to even see it.

Of course, if Mrs. Fang wasn’t exaggerating, the Golden Sun Spring could be somewhat beneficial to him as well.

Thinking this, Zhou Yu glanced again at Mrs. Fang and the others.

At this close distance, he could detect their emotional changes.

He had a feeling that these people, especially Mrs. Fang, seemed to harbor ill intentions.

But Zhou Yu did not care.

Although he appeared to be severely injured on the surface and his physical cultivation wasn’t fully restored, in reality, if he exerted his full strength, he could suppress Golden Core Stage experts.

In his eyes, these people were nothing but ants.

If they behaved, he wouldn’t trouble them.

But if they harbored malice, they shouldn’t blame him for not being polite.

Thinking this, Zhou Yu spoke:

"As long as I can truly enter the Golden Sun Spring, I agree!"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Fang chuckled.

She seemed to have long expected Zhou Yu to respond this way.

"Of course."

"Since we said it, we are determined to follow through."

As she spoke, she looked at Pan Feng and exchanged a glance.

Pan Feng immediately walked over, taking out a Jade Talisman from his Storage Ring and handing it to Zhou Yu.

"Brother Zhou, this item is a token from my Golden Wind Sect."

"The token contains my Primordial Spirit Mark."

"Once this item is destroyed, my Primordial Spirit will suffer damage."

"This thing serves as a guarantee. I’ll entrust it to Brother Zhou for safekeeping. After Brother Zhou emerges from the Golden Sun Spring, you can return it to me. This way, Brother Zhou can trust our sincerity."

Hearing this, Zhou Yu accepted the Jade Talisman without hesitation and bowed:

"Alright."

With the matter settled, everyone was very pleased.

Only Que’er, worried, quietly spoke to Zhou Yu:

"Young Master Zhou, are you really going?"

"What if there’s trouble within..."

Before Que’er could finish, Liu Tang quickly pulled her aside.

His expression was tense as he said:

"Miss, you mustn’t say such things carelessly."

"Moreover, we’re currently dependent on others..."

Liu Tang gave Que’er several meaningful glances.

Clearly, Liu Tang didn’t want to offend Mrs. Fang and her group.

Though Que’er still felt uneasy, Zhou Yu suddenly laughed:

"Mr. Liu is right."

"Since we are temporarily relying on others, we ought to do something in return."

"Miss Que’er shouldn’t worry."

Upon hearing Zhou Yu say this, Que’er sighed and said no more.

Meanwhile, about ten thousand miles away from Black Sand City.

At the desert’s edge, there lay vast woodlands.

In the woods, a dark figure was quickly fleeing, while not far behind, two red lights were chasing him.

At that moment, the dark figure suddenly seemed to be struck, causing his direction to abruptly change, and he flew straight toward the ground.

Bang!

In the next moment, the dark figure crashed hard into the ground, tumbling several times, but ignoring the pain, he hurriedly climbed back up.

The dark figure turned out to be a middle-aged man in a black robe.

And just then, the two red lights halted.

They turned out to be two Fire-eyed Flying Ants.

If Zhou Yu were here, he would surely be shocked because the fiery eyes of these two Fire-eyed Flying Ants flickered with a light full of spiritual wisdom.

The middle-aged man saw the two flying ants, and his face changed drastically, immediately launching a punch.

On his fist was a worn Vajra Arm Guard, from which a surge of powerful spiritual power burst forth.

However, before the spiritual power could explode, the worn arm guard suddenly shattered.

"Ah—"

The middle-aged man screamed as an arm was torn off, his body being blown away.

The two Fire-eyed Flying Ants saw this and immediately flew over, controlling the middle-aged man in the blink of an eye.

The middle-aged man struggled desperately but was unable to escape.

Just then, a white light darted over, appearing instantly before the middle-aged man.

As the white light stopped, it revealed a demon beast resembling a pure white crane.

More frightening to the middle-aged man was that this pure white crane suddenly transformed into a slender, beautiful woman.

"You..."

The middle-aged man was full of horror.

"Transformation... Demon Beast..."