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

The Blood Droplet's overall shape resembled a miniature helmet.

The surface of the cover was like congealed blood clots, exhibiting a deep blood-red color.

Upon taking it out, a bloody smell instantly permeated the surrounding air.

Li Lan poured mana into it.

The Blood Droplet began to spin rapidly, and the bloody smell became even more intense.

After experimenting a bit,

Li Lan discovered that the mana required to control this item was far less than the Panlong Shaking Heaven Bone.

Its power was also far inferior to the latter.

Therefore, he guessed.

The rank of this item should be lower than the Panlong Shaking Heaven Bone.

Perhaps it was the lowest, first-grade, low-rank.

But no matter what,

even if the rank is low, this is still a magic tool.

Whether it's for future use or kept in reserve, it's a good choice.

Thinking of this,

Li Lan threw the Blood Droplet back into his storage bag.

Immediately,

he looked at the ancient manual of techniques.

As soon as he picked it up, a prompt appeared before Li Lan's eyes.

[《Golden Cicada Shedding》 Fragment: Completion requires a lifespan of three years]

[Current Remaining Lifespan: Forty Years]

After breaking through to the second layer of Qi Refining, Li Lan's lifespan increased by another three years.

Now it has returned to forty years.

At this moment,

he felt quite surprised.

Isn't this ancient manual a complete book now?

Why does it still need to consume lifespan to complete it?

Also.

He looked at the three scarlet characters ‘Human Chrysalis Technique’ on the cover of the ancient manual.

Why has even the name of this technique changed?

With doubts in his mind,

Li Lan carefully examined it for a few moments.

Soon, he discovered the clues.

He found that there was a clear difference in color between the technique's surface and the paper of the ancient manual.

The first thirty pages of this technique were curled and yellowed, appearing to be quite old.

In comparison,

the cover and the last seventy pages of paper were relatively new.

Obviously,

this technique was not a complete book passed down from ancient times.

But was artificially completed by a demonic cultivator later.

Li Lan opened the technique and compared it page by page, and found that it was indeed the case.

The first thirty pages quoted classics, explaining the principles of the technique extremely thoroughly.

But the last seventy pages were not even worthy of being called a dog's tail.

The handwriting was crooked and twisted, and many places did not match the front.

The most crucial meridian routes for mana circulation were based entirely on conjecture.

If one were to practice according to this incomplete book, whether one could perform the technique was another matter.

It would be a miracle if one didn't explode and die on the spot.

Perhaps it was because of this.

That masked cultivator paid such a heavy price for using this technique.

Instantly stripping all the skin from his body.

Li Lan still felt a little horrified when he recalled the previous scene.

However.

This technique can allow cultivators to instantly escape from the dangerous situation they are in.

It's not bad to use it as a last resort to save one's life.

Thinking of this.

Li Lan decisively consumed three years of lifespan to complete the 《Golden Cicada Shedding》 technique.

In an instant.

The original casting methods of the last forty pages completely appeared in his mind.

This is a metal-based technique.

Simply put.

This technique can use special methods.

To expel the metal mana in the cultivator's body to the surface, forming a shell illusion.

The real body instantly appears one zhang away.

The original 《Golden Cicada Shedding》 technique.

In addition to consuming a huge amount of mana, it has no other harm to the cultivator himself.

Those demonic cultivators did not understand the mystery.

Relying on their own understanding, they forcibly changed it into a self-mutilation method of skinning.

I don't know what that masked cultivator would think if he were still alive and saw this complete technique.

After completing the technique.

Li Lan did not hesitate and immediately began to comprehend and practice this 《Golden Cicada Shedding》.

… …

Immersed in cultivation.

Time always passes quickly.

When Li Lan had comprehended nearly half of this 《Golden Cicada Shedding》 technique.

The speed of the Immortal Boat seemed to gradually slow down again.

Immediately afterwards.

Miao Chenfeng's voice came from outside the cabin.

“Junior Brother Li?”

“Uncle-Master Jian Chen is calling all of us disciples to gather on the deck of the Immortal Boat immediately.”

“This matter is important and must not be neglected!”

A trace of doubt flashed in Li Lan's eyes.

He opened the cabin door and asked as he walked out:

“Senior Brother Miao, what happened?”

“Could it be that those demonic cultivators are unwilling and have made a comeback?”

Miao Chenfeng shook his head and said in a low voice:

“Not so.”

“The cultivators from the Human Emperor Hall have arrived.”

“These high and mighty adults are not people that our Guangji Temple can afford to offend.”

“We should try not to speak later and leave it to Uncle-Master Jian Chen to deal with.”

Soon.

The two quickly arrived at the deck of the Immortal Boat.

At this time.

All the disciples of Guangji Temple had arrived.

Li Lan fixed his eyes and looked forward. Elder Jian Chen was chatting with a young cultivator.

That person's face was like warm jade, wearing a brocade black robe, with gold threads embroidered on the cuffs.

He wore a jade pendant of unknown material around his waist, with the three gilded characters of Human Emperor Hall engraved on it.

Jian Chen, the usually unsmiling elder of Guangji Temple.

Even squeezed out a smile in front of this person.

His position was slightly half a step behind the other party.

His pine-like upright figure leaned forward slightly.

“Steward Zhang, all the disciples of Guangji Temple are here.”

“What instructions do you have?”

Zhang Jingyuan waved his hand and said casually:

“There is nothing to instruct.”

“It's just that I happened to pass by. Your Immortal Boat is so dilapidated that it looks unfamiliar. I'm just here to do routine business.”

“You just said that you were recently looted by a group of demonic cultivators?”

“What do they look like? What are their special features? Please describe them to me.”

Elder Jian Chen said:

“These thieves all wore black veils, so I didn't see what they looked like.”

“As for the special features, there is not much difference from other demonic cultivators.”

“Our Guangji Temple is located in the southern region of Jiuhua County, in the Taoyuan Mountains.”

“This time, we are here to hand over the annual salary to the inner sect, Guangji Sect, in the county city.”

Immediately afterwards.

Elder Jian Chen took out a storage bag and inconspicuously stuffed it into the other party's hand.

Zhang Jingyuan glanced at it, and the smile on his face became even brighter.

“So that's how it is. You are a branch sect sent by Guangji Sect to manage the spiritual veins. No wonder I felt so kind as soon as I stepped on this boat.”

“I also have quite a connection with Guangji Sect. Since you are not outsiders, then there is no need to investigate.”

“I happen to be going back to the county city to report, so I will escort you for a while.”

Elder Jian Chen heard this.

Immediately ordered Tie Niu to clean up a clean cabin.

Subsequently.

He took out another storage bag and stuffed it into the other party's sleeve.

Seemingly casually asked:

“I wonder if there have been any changes in Jiuhua County City recently?”

“We don't go back often, so please take care of us, Steward Zhang.”

Zhang Jingyuan unceremoniously put the storage bag containing the spirit stones into his pocket.

After thinking for a while, he said:

“There are no changes in the city, it is as peaceful as it has been for thousands of years.”

“But outside the city, it is a bit uneasy.”

“Those demonic cultivators have been restless in recent years.”

“But it's strange, they didn't target you small sects.”

“Instead, they set their sights on those ordinary people.”

“I can tell you what those demonic cultivators have been doing recently, and you probably won't believe it.”

“They didn't slaughter villages and towns, nor did they use living people to refine pills.”

“Instead, they started doing the business of human traffickers, and they only abducted pregnant women who were ten months pregnant.”

“Don't you think this is strange?”

“If I hadn't personally witnessed one, I wouldn't even dare to believe it was true.”

Elder Jian Chen heard this, and a different light immediately flashed in his eyes.