I forge immortality with spiritual treasures.

Chapter 87 Choosing a Spell

Ying Chan immediately understood.

He had previously thought that with such a vast collection of books in the Cangming Cave Heaven, finding the books would be a difficult task.

But with the help of the Taoist priest on duty, this hard work can be saved.

After Ying Chan and the other man finished their inquiry and left, Ying Chan stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Brother, I would like to seek some Five Elements magic techniques, but I do not know where to go?"

"Five Elements magic?" The Taoist behind the long cabinet pondered for a moment before replying, "Districts 54, 55, and 56 of the Qian trigram all contain numerous Five Elements magic spells..."

"Thank you, senior brother."

Ying Chan bowed and was about to leave when the Taoist priest was taken aback and quickly called out to him, "Junior brother, wait a moment."

Ying Chan was somewhat surprised. He turned around and asked, "Does Senior Brother have any further guidance?"

"Is this your first time visiting Cangming Grotto-Heaven, Junior Brother?"

The Taoist smiled and said, "To enter the cave and search for books, you need to show your disciple credentials."

"what……"

The person from before might not have just arrived at the cave and hadn't shown any credentials, so it's likely that he didn't expect this move.

He was somewhat embarrassed and quickly took the jade pendant from his waist and handed it to the Taoist priest: "Please take a look, senior brother."

As the Taoist priest registered the information, he said, "Junior brother, this is your first time here, so there are some rules I should tell you."

"The Cangming Grotto is a sacred place of the sect. No noise or disturbance is allowed, no spells should be practiced, and no books should be damaged..."

"Furthermore, to prevent disciples from becoming engrossed in books and neglecting their cultivation, they must not stay in the Cangming Grotto-heaven for more than three days..."

Ying Chan listened attentively and took notes.

"Alright." The Taoist returned the jade pendant and added, "Some of the books in the cave can be read at will, while others require Taoist merit to obtain."

"The latter is usually divided into abridged and full versions. If you want to view the full version, you can place the jade pendant on it to break the restriction. Of course, your cultivation will also be lost..."

"It should be noted that Taoist books can be copied, but they cannot be taken out of the grotto-heaven."

"I understand."

Ying Chan cupped his hands in agreement and then walked into the bookshelf.

Each bookshelf has a wooden sign indicating the section and category of the books.

Therefore, Ying Chan quickly found the fifty-fourth district of Qian, and upon looking around, he indeed found many Five Elements spells.

He looked down the bookshelf and saw a volume titled "The Essentials of Gengjin Yuanfu Sword Qi Techniques," so he took down the simplified version and flipped through it.

After watching for only a moment, Ying Chan couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

The magical techniques recorded in the Cangming Grotto-heaven by our sect are indeed extraordinary.

This book, "The Essential Techniques of the Gengjin Yuanfu Sword Qi," describes how to extract essence from Gengjin and transform it into a Gengjin Yuanfu.

With this Gengjin Yuanfu, one can refine one's magic power and transform it into 'Gengjin Yuanfu Sword Qi'. Although this sword qi is not as easy to wield as a flying sword, its sharpness is by no means inferior to that of a flying sword, making it extremely powerful.

In addition, the "Gengjin Yuanfu Sword Qi Essentials" should contain many other methods for circulating sword qi, but these are only briefly mentioned in the simplified version.

Ying Chan closed the simplified version in his hand, his eyes showing deep thought.

This single volume, "The Essentials of Gengjin Yuanfu Sword Qi," contains the principles of law, the methods of refining, the methods of circulating the law, and even the principles and techniques of swordsmanship...

Although he knew long ago that profound magic was definitely not comparable to the minor techniques he had practiced, or the rudimentary Five Elements Spiritual Wind Technique.

However, the breadth and depth of its inclusive theories still exceeded his expectations.

This further demonstrates how difficult it is to study and master all the methods.

Fortunately, the more this happened, the more interested Ying Chan became. He put the abridged version of "The Essentials of Gengjin Yuanfu Sword Qi" back on the bookshelf and continued reading.

This spell is indeed very powerful, and Ying Chan is quite fond of it, but he is still not in a hurry to exchange for the complete version.

Firstly, although Ying Chan was required to learn many spells in order to cultivate the "Myriad Laws and Profound Phenomena Treasure Record", he never thought of just randomly picking some spells to make do.

They must be very selective, choosing only one out of a hundred. Once they have chosen a particular spell, they must explore its mysteries thoroughly to satisfy his needs.

Secondly, it was because I was short of money.

He had already glanced at it; the complete "Gengjin Yuanfu Sword Qi Manual" required twenty stages of practice. Even if there were some discrepancies, they weren't many.

These spells are all quite profound, yet only this much Taoist skill is required. Clearly, our sect has only set a small threshold for its disciples to learn the spells.

Even so, Ying Chan still needs to consider this carefully.

He only had ninety Dao of cultivation, which he obtained by passing the nine examinations at the Dao Academy after cultivating the Profound Light.

This time, it should be possible to choose one of the five elements' magic arts, which should be barely enough, but there is no surplus beyond that.

"Besides cultivation, shouldn't we also try to earn some Taoist merit and Dharma money?"

Ying Chan pondered, "Perhaps after this matter, I could make a trip to the Capital Affairs Council..."

He wandered around the bookshelves, lost in thought.

After touring this area, Yingchan then visited the fifty-fifth and fifty-sixth districts of Qian.

Now that he had arrived at the Cangming Grotto, he didn't mind the time and effort; he figured it was good to broaden his horizons and accumulate knowledge.

After half a day, Ying Chan had already decided which spell to choose.

"The Essentials of the Gengjin Yuanfu Sword Qi Technique," "The Kunyuan Holding Method Incantation," "The Yuanwei Cold Refining Method," "The Green Wood Longevity Talisman"...

Ying Chan had already memorized the locations of these spells, and after just one more turn, he obtained them all.

The "Gengjin Yuanfu Sword Qi Secret" needs no further explanation. The "Kunyuan Holding Method Incantation" is a protective incantation, while the "Yuanwei Cold Refining Method" is a killing technique. It can also be regarded as a refined method of "cold water qi".

The most extraordinary thing about the "Green Wood Longevity Talisman" is that it is both a health preservation technique and a combat technique. Once you have mastered this "Longevity Talisman", you can live a long and healthy life in daily life, and when you fight, you can also use it to heal yourself.

The green wood possesses an inexhaustible life force, capable of healing ordinary injuries in an instant—truly a marvel.

With the five elements of metal, wood, water, and earth, the four branches of magic are now complete.

However, Ying Chan hesitated for a moment when it came to the last fire technique.

His favorite spell was called "The True Technique of the Six Flames of Profound Yang," but unfortunately, this spell was extremely expensive, requiring a full thirty stages of cultivation, which Ying Chan was far from capable of.

Although Ying Chan also had alternatives, he was still somewhat unwilling to lower his standards.

Ying Chan pondered, "Perhaps we can put the fire spells aside for now?"

Even when cultivating all five elements, one must follow the principle of mutual generation. If he starts with the earth element, the fire element can be left until the end.

Therefore, it's perfectly acceptable to set aside the "Six Flames of Profound Yang True Technique" for now and collect enough Dao merit before exchanging for it...

Having made his decision, Ying Chan decided to first copy down the other four spells.

However, he had a vague feeling that he had forgotten something, so he picked up a stack of Taoist books and left the bookshelf, still looking thoughtful.

"What on earth is..."

Ying Chan paused, then suddenly came to his senses: "Fire magic..."

"Didn't I already have that preferred choice?"

(End of this chapter)