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

The cultivation methods and techniques sold in these shops only have half of the original content.

This can deter most cultivators.

But it can't deter Li Lan.

He doesn't need to waste even a single spirit sand; he can simply expend his lifespan to complete these things.

Upon discovering this situation,

Li Lan felt a slight joy in his heart.

This city is the most prosperous place in the entire Jiuhua Prefecture.

The number of cultivators coming and going daily is unknown.

The cultivation methods, techniques, and other items sold here are naturally far superior to those in a small place like Guangji Temple.

Before he had even finished browsing one street, Li Lan had already encountered many techniques that made his heart flutter.

The only regret was that

he didn't have much lifespan left and needed to reserve a large portion for future cultivation.

If not for that,

Li Lan would have definitely completed all the techniques on the entire street and made them his own.

Now, he had to be meticulous.

He needed to choose the most suitable ones to complete.

Li Lan spent an entire day browsing.

In order to avoid arousing suspicion,

besides looking at the techniques,

he would also pick up some other things he had never seen before to examine.

This time,

he entered a shop as usual.

When he picked up a piece of dark green jade slip,

a hint of surprise appeared in Li Lan's eyes.

[《Earth Restraint Thousand Machine Lock》Fragmented Array: Completion requires 2 years of lifespan]

[Current Remaining Lifespan: 37 years]

The cultivator responsible for sales in the shop saw this and hurriedly approached with a face full of smiles.

"This fellow Daoist, you have a good eye!"

"You immediately discovered the most valuable item in our shop."

"To be honest, this jade slip contains a set of array diagrams."

"We have already had experts appraise it. The magic array arranged according to this diagram has the power of a Tier 2 Middle Grade."

"Hehe, it's just that…"

"The only regret is that this array diagram is not complete, missing a corner…"

"But don't worry!"

"That expert also said that the missing corner only records one kind of array material."

"You only need to try a few more times to find out what that material is, and this array diagram can be used!"

"If you like it, I'll give you a discount, how about it?"

"This kind of good deal to pick up a bargain is hard to find even with a lantern."

The reason why Li Lan, who was always steady, was slightly surprised was precisely because of this.

You must know that

the 《Golden Cicada Shedding》was missing a full forty pages, but only required three years of lifespan to complete.

And this array diagram was only missing a corner, but it actually required two years of lifespan.

How could he not be surprised?

After three years of exploration, Li Lan had already summarized the rules.

The more lifespan required to complete an item, the greater the value of that item.

From this, it can be seen that the 《Earth Restraint Thousand Machine Lock》array diagram is indeed a good thing.

What this person said was not false.

This kind of good deal to pick up a bargain is indeed hard to find.

Li Lan flipped through it a few times and made a decision in his heart.

With the passing of seven years of lifespan,

the complete array diagram of the 《Earth Restraint Thousand Machine Lock》had already appeared in his mind.

"Hmph! Try a few more times?"

"Do you know how precious this array material is?"

"If it were that simple, why wouldn't you keep this array diagram for your own use?"

"If the array arrangement fails once, all the auxiliary materials will be destroyed!"

"How many spiritual materials are there in the cultivation world?"

"In the entire Jiuhua Prefecture City, which sect has such a thick foundation to try them one by one?"

"Are you treating me like an idiot?"

Li Lan feigned great anger, threw the jade slip away, and left cursing.

The cultivator was scolded and covered in spit, but he didn't dare to retort.

He knew very well that what the other party said was true.

He had no choice but to reluctantly put away the jade slip and place it on the counter.

Waiting for the next newbie who had just stepped into the path of cultivation to come to the door.

What he didn't know was that Li Lan had already copied the complete array diagram in this moment.

《Earth Restraint Thousand Machine Lock》Array Diagram Auxiliary Materials:

Twelve Earth Vein Sinking Gold Flags, each flagpole needs to be made of at least ten-year-old Spirit Locust Wood.

One hundred and eight Cold Iron Chains, each Cold Iron Chain needs to be made of refined aged Cold Iron, supplemented by Two-Pattern Spirit Silk.

Three Dou of Earth Restraint Spirit Corroding Ink, extracted from the sap of at least ten-year-old Bone-Corroding Vines.

… …

Li Lan walked along the street, checking the array diagram in his mind.

Although the materials needed to make the Earth Restraint Thousand Machine Lock array diagram were not many, each one made him secretly click his tongue.

The flagpoles needed to be made of at least ten-year-old Spirit Locust Wood?

When he was near the Guangji Temple spiritual vein, Miao Chenfeng had also taken him to see this thing.

As a widely used material in the cultivation world, Spirit Locust Wood was not considered expensive.

But no matter what kind of spiritual plant, once it reached a certain age, the price would definitely skyrocket.

Regarding this point,

Li Lan, who had picked Blue Frost Moonpetal Grass, had a very deep understanding.

This was just the easiest spiritual material to obtain in the Earth Restraint Thousand Machine Lock.

As for Aged Cold Iron, Two-Pattern Spirit Silk, Bone-Corroding Vines, etc.

Although he had never seen them, he knew with his knees that they would definitely not be cheap.

With Li Lan's current wealth, it was definitely not enough to buy these things.

Soon,

he missed his creditor, Miao Chenfeng, a little.

I wonder where that Wind and Moon Tower is?

I hope this guy who is obsessed with enjoyment hasn't spent all the spirit sand on him.

After finding out that the Wind and Moon Tower was in the west of the city,

Li Lan decisively walked towards there.

On the way, when passing through the center of the city,

he suddenly found that the number of cultivators here had suddenly increased a lot.

So much so that the wide main street was crowded with no place to stand.

Li Lan felt a little puzzled.

He immediately stopped a cultivator and asked.

"May I ask this fellow Daoist, what happened here?"

That cultivator was eager to squeeze towards the north of the city, and was extremely impatient when disturbed.

But when his divine sense swept over Li Lan,

and found that it was like a mud cow entering the sea, with no feedback returned,

he immediately changed his face, and his attitude became much more friendly.

"Fellow Daoist, is this your first time in Jiuhua Prefecture City?"

"The three major sects in this city hold the Dust Washing Entry Ceremony every year to widely recruit qualified disciples to enter the sect."

Li Lan was slightly stunned when he heard this.

He was no stranger to the Dust Washing Entry Ceremony.

Three years ago,

he had entered Guangji Temple through this.

What Li Lan didn't expect was that

he would catch up with the ceremony in this Jiuhua Prefecture City by such a coincidence.

What kind of scene would the Entry Ceremony held in this cultivation city, which is known as the most prosperous in the entire prefecture, be like?

Out of curiosity,

Li Lan also temporarily put aside the thought of borrowing spirit sand from Miao Chenfeng.

Instead, he followed the crowd and surged towards the north of the city.

By the time he squeezed into the scene, the ceremony had already begun.

The scale was much larger than that of Guangji Temple.

But the process was almost the same, testing the spiritual roots and cultivation realm of each person who stepped onto the stage.

Those who successfully entered the sect,

after receiving their first month's salary, obediently stood behind their master.

Several impatient cultivators couldn't wait for the ceremony to end.

They had already couldn't help but take out the salary in their storage bags and look at it.

Li Lan had sharp eyes, and his eyebrows jumped when he saw the things in the other party's hands.

He asked the cultivator next to him.

"Fellow Daoist, may I ask how much salary can a disciple receive each month after entering these three major sects?"

"It has always been two spirit stones, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing."

Two spirit stones can be converted to about 32 taels of spirit sand.

Compared with his monthly salary of eight taels,

Li Lan suddenly had the idea of getting rid of Guangji Temple and choosing a better tree to perch on.

"Then, does fellow Daoist know what the conditions for the three major sects to recruit disciples for this year's Entry Ceremony are?"

"Of course I know. The conditions required by the three major sects this year are only two: bone age before 14 years old to reach the first level of Qi Refining, or before 40 years old to reach the early stage of Foundation Establishment. Other than that, they will not accept any."