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

Poof! Poof!

The sound of violently flapping wings brought Lin Xingyue back to her senses.

A hawk with earth-brown feathers landed on her shoulder.

Seeing her spirit pet, the Mountain-Suppressing Hawk, Lin Xingyue remembered.

That sudden dragon's roar seemed rather strange.

To be able to scare a Rank 1 mid-stage spirit beast into such a state in an instant was truly puzzling.

What exactly was that?

A术法 spell?

A符箓 talisman?

Or was it also a spirit beast?

At the time, Lin Xingyue's entire focus was on fighting Ah Hua.

She couldn't spare the attention to specifically notice it.

By the time the dust had settled, there was no trace to be found.

All that remained was a large puddle of spirit ink and the Mountain-Suppressing Hawk, scared out of its wits.

It seemed to have a psychological shadow; even now, this spirit beast didn't dare to fly too high.

Lin Xingyue pinched her brow, a look of impatience on her face.

After encountering Guangji Temple.

Too many things had happened, and each one had exceeded her expectations.

Lin Xingyue hadn't yet figured out what the key reason was for her crushing defeat.

She needed to sort things out properly.

… …

Li Lan, having taken a great advantage, had no intention of stopping.

After completely running out of the Immortal Trace Valley's range, and with no warning from the spirit bean soldiers left along the way, he found a safe place to rest.

This battle seemed easy and a great victory.

But it was the result of Li Lan betting all his assets, using his best skills, and taking a risk.

Scattering Beans into Soldiers, Divine Brush Creates Dragons, Swift Travel Talisman, Dust Mist Concealment, Entangling Waist Vine, Hundred Blade Rain…

If he knew one less spell, it would have been hard to say whether he could have retreated unscathed today.

Playing mind games in front of a cultivator whose realm and magical artifacts were superior to his was indeed a considerable risk.

But fortunately, this adventure was ultimately worth it.

Touching the Azure Frost Moonbloom, which exuded a chill, in his storage bag, Li Lan breathed a sigh of relief.

This time, the snipe and clam fought, allowing him to reap the fisherman's benefits.

He wondered what those people were thinking.

Besides this greatest harvest of the Moonbloom.

Li Lan had also gained quite a few other benefits.

Spirit Tung Fruit, needed to refine spirit paper and spirit ink, Purple Sandalwood Spirit Beans, needed for Scattering Beans into Soldiers, and so on.

Although they were of a lower vintage, far from comparable to the Azure Frost Moonbloom.

They were enough for the current Li Lan to use.

He had also examined Lin Xiang's storage bag on the way.

From it, he had found seven taels of spirit sand, five Qi Cultivation and Essence Nourishing Pills, a fragment of the Spirit Firmament Sect's basic cultivation method, a Spirit Firmament Sect outer disciple token, some spare clothes, and some Bigu pills.

The spirit sand and Essence Nourishing Pills went without saying; they could play a significant role in cultivation.

Now, Li Lan was already heavily in debt and utterly broke in order to learn those basic spells in the Spell Pavilion.

But as it currently stood.

Although these most basic spells were not as practical as the incomplete spells he had supplemented with lifespan in the Scripture Pavilion.

They could still be effective when fighting others.

Especially when combined with the 《Chaotic Origin Five Elements True Scripture》 cultivation method, they were unexpectedly wondrous and infinitely useful.

If it weren't for this magical cultivation method, it would have been almost impossible for him to quickly defeat Lin Xiang, who was at the same realm.

Thinking of this.

Li Lan couldn't help but sigh inwardly again.

The things exchanged for lifespan were indeed much more useful than the mass-produced goods given away for free by Guangji Temple.

He only glanced at the fragment of the Spirit Firmament Sect's cultivation method before throwing it aside.

He was very satisfied with the cultivation method he was currently practicing and had no intention of changing it.

Furthermore.

Although he didn't know the specific effects.

The fact that supplementing the Qi Cultivation stage only required consuming one year of lifespan was enough to show that this cultivation method was not a good thing.

It was probably garbage given away for free by the Spirit Firmament Sect to control ordinary disciples.

It was impossible for him to practice it; Li Lan planned to take it back to see if he could sell it in the Azure Stone Market.

Even one spirit sand would do; even a mosquito was still meat.

As for the Spirit Firmament Sect outer disciple token, Bigu pills, and other miscellaneous things, Li Lan also took them all, not discarding a single one.

These things might not seem useful now.

But you never knew when they might be useful in the future.

Li Lan was counting his gains when the sound transmission talisman in his arms suddenly rang again.

Ah Hua's anxious voice came from it.

“Junior Brother Li? Are you still alive? Is the Azure Frost Moonbloom okay?”

Li Lan raised an eyebrow, quite surprised.

He didn't expect Ah Hua to break free from the entanglement of a cultivator at the same realm so quickly.

He clearly remembered that when he left, this guy looked like he was about to collapse.

It seemed that these guys who had cultivated for a long time and had high realms were not to be underestimated.

Besides magical artifacts, who knew how many trump cards they had hidden.

Li Lan secretly made a mental note.

After thinking for a while, he ultimately did not answer him.

When encountering cultivators from other sects, fellow disciples could still unite against outsiders.

But when alone, it was not necessarily the case.

This senior brother valued the Azure Frost Moonbloom so much.

In this desolate wilderness, no one could guarantee that the other party would not have any malicious intentions.

After all, one could never be too careful when dealing with people.

Li Lan was still quite wary and envious of Ah Hua's life-saving sleeve sword magical artifact.

It would be great if he had one himself.

Unfortunately.

Even the lowest-tier magical artifacts sold in the Azure Stone Market were so expensive that he couldn't afford them.

Previously, Li Lan still had doubts about whether the effects of this thing could really match such an expensive price.

Now that he had personally witnessed the power of magical artifacts, he knew that his knowledge was shallow.

Li Lan secretly made a decision.

After going back this time, he had to get a magical artifact for self-defense, even if he had to sell everything he owned.

After panting for a moment.

After his mana had recovered a little.

Li Lan immediately rushed towards Guangji Temple again without stopping.

The cautious and prudent him was very clear.

Before returning to the sect, he was never truly out of danger.

… …

After traveling day and night.

Li Lan didn't know how long it took before he rushed back to Guangji Temple.

The moment he stepped on this land, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Li Lan didn't return to his bamboo and wooden house to rest immediately.

Instead, he first went to the Azure Stone Market.

In the Miao Family Shop.

Miao Chenfeng was sitting on a grand teacher's chair, sipping tea.

Seeing Li Lan, who was disheveled and covered in dirt, enter, he was obviously stunned.

“Junior Brother Li? So you're still alive?”

“A few days ago, Senior Brother Hua returned and said that you had died in Immortal Trace Valley.”

“Senior Brother, I naturally didn't believe it. Junior Brother Li is blessed with good fortune, so how could you die in such a trivial matter as collecting herbs?”

“Now it seems that this is indeed the case, Junior Brother Li, you…”

Miao Chenfeng's long-winded pleasantries made Li Lan roll his eyes.

The two had known each other for more than a day or two.

Their friendship had surpassed ordinary friendly relations. As a creditor, Miao Chenfeng really didn't want him to die from the bottom of his heart.

Li Lan waved his hand, directly interrupting the other party's words.

He said directly:

“Senior Brother Miao, do you have any good magical artifacts here? Lend me one to use first.”

“Write down how much spirit sand is needed on the account, and I'll pay you back with interest later.”