At the beginning, I cleaned the Sutra Library and completed the incomplete skills.

Chapter 213: Tiger Talisman Pseudo-Treasure

Li Lan did not intend to let him go just like that.

He looked directly at the scholar surnamed Lu and said with a half-smile:

"Is there really none?

The Lu family of Zhuo County can even refine treasures capable of storing spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

There should be no shortage of Mid-stage Foundation Establishment experts in your clan, right?

Presumably, there should be more or less such alchemical formulas preserved.

Don't worry,

This Lin merely wants to trade fairly for some cultivation resources."

The pupils of the scholar surnamed Lu suddenly constricted, and a look of greed involuntarily appeared.

This was unexpectedly a treasure of considerable quality!

Although the other party had tried his best to conceal it, he still couldn't escape Li Lan's discerning eyes.

Seeing this,

A faint, almost imperceptible smile curved his lips.

The reason Li Lan immediately brought out this Crying Staff treasure was naturally not just for the sake of interacting with others; he also wanted to use this opportunity,

To test how precious treasures were in the eyes of these disciples from great county families.

Although Li Lan had lived for fifty-two years, he had never taken a single step out of Jiuhua County.

His understanding of the entire Cultivation World inevitably felt like looking at the sky from the bottom of a well.

Now, using the reaction of the well-traveled cultivator surnamed Lu,

He didn't seem to have many treasures on him,

Otherwise, he wouldn't have shown such a look when he saw the Crying Staff treasure.

This undoubtedly gave Li Lan a lot more confidence.

Originally, he was still worried,

If his identity were exposed in the future, facing cultivators of the same stage from other counties,

Could he safely escape and retreat with his current magical artifacts alone?

At this moment,

After this probing, he finally felt relieved.

Looking at the current situation,

Most of these foreign Foundation Establishment cultivators' strength doesn't seem to be much higher than that of local cultivators. As long as he doesn't encounter a Mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator possessing several magical treasures, escaping should not be a problem.

How could a normal cultivator possibly have several?

It's not surprising that Li Lan would think this way,

It's just that the opponents he had encountered before were all individuals with extraordinary backgrounds.

Despite only having Qi Refining stage cultivation, treasures, Talisman Treasures, and other items emerged endlessly.

With his psychological threshold constantly being raised,

Li Lan would naturally prioritize imagining the worst-case scenario and making the worst plans.

Although the scholar surnamed Lu very much wanted this treasure,

After swallowing with difficulty, he sighed lightly and revealed a bitter expression.

"To be honest, Senior, there is indeed what you need in the Lu clan,

But the clan has a complete set of family rules to protect the younger generation.

One of them is to avoid attracting unwarranted disaster. Before later generations reach the corresponding stage," he said with a smile:

'It's alright, this Lin just asked casually. If Fellow Daoist doesn't have it, then so be it, don't take it to heart. May I ask, do the two Fellow Daoists know if any other attending cultivators have such resources?'

Seeing that the other party didn't dwell on his previous slip-up,

The scholar surnamed Lu immediately breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, thought carefully, and then said:

"Fellow Daoist Mo and I have also just arrived here recently, and we don't know much about most of the other attendees. However, I heard that several Mid-stage Foundation Establishment Seniors are attending this small gathering.

Perhaps they might have what you need."

Li Lan nodded slightly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

He also gained a clearer understanding of the strength of Foundation Establishment cultivators at various stages in Yu Prefecture.

While the three were chatting about everything under the sun,

As the morning sun began to show and the morning light gradually appeared, the other attendees also arrived one after another.

By the time the sun was high in the sky,

There were already more than twenty Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Red Plum Pavilion.

These cultivators had different complexions and appearances, and their clothing varied greatly, clearly indicating they were not natives of Jiuhua County but outsiders from different regions.

Just a single remote pass bordering the Great Wilderness could gather so many Foundation Establishment cultivators. From this, one could tell,

How many high-level cultivators had responded to the call of the Human Emperor Hall and come to Jiuhua County to try their luck this time.

Most of the cultivators who came to the Red Plum Pavilion this time were at the Early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation.

These two possibilities,

Li Lan clearly hoped for the latter.

If they were truly Mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators,

Not only would obtaining the key item to aid breakthrough become somewhat possible,

If there was a chance, he could also try to trade with them for their insights and experiences after breaking through to the later stage. However, to be safe,

Li Lan did not rush to reveal his purpose. He smiled, nodded in greeting, and then, along with those present, began to look inward and entered a state of deep meditation.

In contrast, those Mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators and those whose cultivation could not be discerned were all doing the same.

They clearly all held the idea of waiting for the other party to speak first,

To see the quality of this small gathering before making a decision.

As he spoke, he flipped his hand and took out a jade box.

With a flick of his finger, the lid opened wide,

The item inside was exposed to everyone's view.

All the Early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators present took a breath of cold air after just one glance, their eyes filled with shock.

Even those Mid-stage Foundation Establishment experts,

Their indifferent attitude instantly changed drastically, their eyes fixed on the item.

Even Li Lan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly.

Including him, none of the cultivators had expected that the first item to be brought out at this Red Plum Pavilion Foundation Establishment gathering would be such a significant item.

A red-robed cultivator in the Early-stage Foundation Establishment quickly recovered from the shock.

He forcibly controlled his emotions, swallowed, and asked uncertainly:

This was also what all the Early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators present wanted to ask, and everyone's eyes were burning as they awaited his answer.

Zhu Quan nodded, his face calm, and said:

"That's right, I cultivate a fire-attribute cultivation technique and cannot activate this earth-attribute pseudo-treasure.

Instead of letting it gather dust in my hands, it's better to take it out and exchange it with everyone for cultivation resources that I can use." As soon as these words came out,

Even these Early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators could no longer control their emotions,

Their excitement was clearly visible.

The red-robed cultivator who had asked the question spoke again, his voice seemingly trembling slightly.

"May I examine this pseudo-treasure closely?"

"Of course."

The red-robed cultivator examined it carefully for a long time, feeling something was off, and asked.

Before he could finish,

Zhu Quan explained frankly:

"That's right, this pseudo-treasure is just a semi-finished product. Otherwise, I wouldn't just use it for exchange.

But even if it's just a semi-finished product, activating this talisman can summon a tiger phantom with peak fourth-tier strength. With this item, how much help it can provide to cultivators practicing earth-attribute cultivation techniques during combat... I probably don't need to explain further, right?

If you encounter a high-level artifact refiner in the future and complete this treasure,

The strength of this tiger demon phantom can be raised to above the fifth tier."

Upon hearing this, the group of cultivators suddenly understood.

In terms of combat, it can indeed provide some assistance.

The key point is that this semi-finished pseudo-treasure has room for improvement.

If it's truly as the other party said,

Being able to complete and perfect this treasure would be a huge gain.

After all,