Mortal: Starting by looting Han Laomo's entire herb garden

Meanwhile, in another secluded valley in the Taiyue Mountains.

Han Li squatted in front of a newly cultivated medicinal field, carefully tilting the jade bottle in his hand, and a drop of diluted green liquid fell onto the newly planted purple monkey flower seedlings.

The seedlings trembled slightly, sprouting and growing at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in the blink of an eye they grew into seedlings half a foot tall.

Han Li nodded in satisfaction, put away the jade bottle, and moved to another medicinal field next to him, continuing to repeat the same actions.

He learned his lesson after the Hundred Herbs Garden was robbed.

Cunning Rabbit Three Caves.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

He understands this principle.

So over the past few months, he has secretly cultivated seven or eight hidden medicinal fields deep in the Taiyue Mountains under the cover of night. Each of them is dozens of miles apart and the locations are extremely tricky. Some are natural caves in the belly of the mountain, some are recesses on cliffs, and some are simply crevices under boulders.

It's a bit troublesome to ripen the herbs by force, as it takes most of the day to fly around all the fields, but it's safe.

Even if we encounter the same bad luck as last time, we'll only suffer losses in one or two areas, and we won't lose everything.

Han Li stood up, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and looked at the thriving medicinal herbs in the field before him, pondering in his mind.

These purple monkey flowers will be ready for harvest after two more ripening cycles. When combined with jade marrow fungus and heavenly spirit fruit, they can be used to refine several batches of Foundation Establishment Pills.

He calculated all the spiritual herbs he currently possessed, and a smile appeared on his face.

Although Li Huayuan took half of the materials for the eight Foundation Establishment Pills, it shouldn't be a problem to refine another twenty once these seedlings have grown.

Twenty-four Foundation Establishment Pills, plus the two for Lu Yunfeng and Senior Sister Chen, make a total of twenty-six.

With twenty-six Foundation Establishment Pills, he refused to believe he would fail.

Han Li took a deep breath, suppressing his excitement.

He suddenly remembered the Spirit Eye Spring that he had discovered by chance.

That place is rich in spiritual energy and has a secluded location; it's practically a natural treasure trove for cultivation.

He planted the most spiritual herbs there, and they grew the best; each one was a carefully cultivated masterpiece.

Once the foundation is established, we'll move the cave dwelling there.

Han Li was happily calculating.

That spiritual spring is enough to support the cultivation needs of a Foundation Establishment cultivator. When the time comes, we can move the medicinal field there as well, and we won't have to run around like we do now.

He looked up at the sky, put away the jade bottle, mounted his flying sword, and flew off in another direction.

There are still three medicinal herb fields to visit, so I'll be busy until midnight again tonight.

But it's okay, it's worth it for the sake of Foundation Building.

Han Li's figure disappeared into the night sky, completely unaware that the batch of spiritual herbs he had carefully cultivated were now lying quietly in someone's storage bag.

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Lu Yan then found a place with good spiritual energy to build his cave dwelling.

After finishing the renovation of his new home, Lu Yan sat cross-legged on a futon and took a deep breath.

The gains from this trip to the Crimson Forbidden Land went far beyond the Six Ding Heavenly Armor Talisman.

He first took out two storage bags from his pocket, which belonged to the two skeletons in the stone tower.

When I probed inside with my divine sense, I found that the space was quite large and filled with all sorts of odds and ends.

There are also ten high-grade spirit stones, equivalent to 100,000 ordinary spirit stones.

In addition, he found a fine jade slip. Lu Yan picked one up and placed it on his forehead, probing it with his divine sense. After a moment, he opened his eyes, a satisfied smile on his face.

The Taihao True Explanation is a complete cultivation method, covering everything from Qi cultivation to spirit transformation. The method is balanced and moderate. Although it does not have any particularly outstanding advantages, it also does not have any obvious shortcomings. Its strength lies in its solid foundation.

Pick up another piece.

The Taiyi Dividing Light Technique is a metal-attribute cultivation method. Its attack power is not particularly outstanding, but its escape technique is extremely fast, making it excellent for escaping. However, only those with a metal-attribute celestial spiritual root can cultivate it.

Pick up another piece.

The Nine Heavens Azure Netherworld Technique is the main cultivation method of the Stone Tower Master, a top-grade wind-attribute cultivation method.

Each of the three cultivation techniques has its own merits, and they can be exchanged for a lot of spirit stones.

He picked up the last jade slip, and the moment he probed it with his divine sense, he was stunned.

The Great Wilderness Thunder Scripture

A lightning-attribute cultivation technique that can be practiced to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, perfectly matching his lightning spiritual root aptitude.

The most distinctive feature of this technique is that it requires gradual accumulation before unleashing its full potential, and the cultivation speed is extremely slow. If one is not a person with a lightning spiritual root, they will almost never make any progress in their entire life.

But what they gained in return was a foundation far exceeding that of their peers.

The spiritual power condensed through cultivating this technique is more than five times greater than that of cultivators of the same level.

While both are at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, the spiritual power of ordinary cultivators is like a small stream, while Lu Yan's spiritual power is like a great river.

When fighting with others, one can wear down an opponent simply by overwhelming them with spiritual power.

What's even more terrifying is the purity of the spiritual energy. The spiritual energy cultivated through this technique seems to have been refined through countless trials, making it incomparably pure.

He can cast any spell or supernatural power three times faster and with three times greater power than ordinary cultivators.

In addition, this technique has another extraordinary feature: those with a lightning spiritual root can break through to the Core Formation stage without any bottlenecks.

For ordinary cultivators to progress from Foundation Establishment to Core Formation, they need to accumulate sufficient spiritual power and find that crucial opportunity for a breakthrough.

Without the right opportunity, it is common to be stuck in the late stage of Foundation Establishment for decades or even centuries.

However, those who cultivate the Great Wilderness Thunder Scripture can naturally break through to the Core Formation stage as long as they accumulate enough spiritual power.

Lu Yan became more and more satisfied. So what if cultivation is slow? In the world of Mortal Cultivation, as long as you take a lot of medicine, there is no such thing as slow cultivation speed.

In a little while, he will transform into Su Huanzhen and go on a shopping spree across various interfaces.

He continued flipping through the pages and discovered that the jade slip also contained two secret techniques.

One method is called "Thunder Refinement of the Golden Body," which uses lightning to temper the physical body, drawing lightning into the body to temper the muscles, bones, and flesh.

Another technique is called "Thunder Fusion Technique," which allows one to integrate special lightning from heaven and earth into their own body and use it for their own purposes.

After reviewing the cultivation technique, Lu Yan began to take stock of the treasures.

Most of the ancient treasures found in Gu Xiu's storage bag were damaged, probably destroyed when he broke through the restrictions.

However, the owner of the stone tower had five well-preserved ancient treasures in his storage bag.

He picked up a bluish-gray fan, which felt slightly cool to the touch; he couldn't tell what it was made of.

The fan surface faintly displayed patterns of wind and clouds, giving it a rather mysterious appearance. He turned the fan over and looked at the bottom, where two simple, ancient characters were engraved: Qing Gang.

If he hadn't learned so many languages, I really wouldn't have recognized him.

Unfortunately, Lu Yan has not yet reached the Core Formation stage, so he cannot use the Pill Fire to refine it and cannot test its power.

The other four items are the Coiled Dragon Belt, the Spirit-Capturing Gourd, the Purple Thunder Hammer, and the Fire-Separating Mirror.

After carefully storing the five ancient treasures, Lu Yan infused his spiritual power into the Spirit Beast Bracelet.

Three streaks of light flew out from it and landed on the ground.

The first flash of silver light was the Black Dragon.

After some time, the guy's injuries had mostly healed.

Moreover, its appearance has changed drastically compared to when it was in the forbidden area.

Its body was covered in bright silver scales that shimmered and made it look much more noble.

The most striking feature is the pair of small horns sprouting from its head, and four claws growing from its abdomen. Although still small, the sharp claw tips already exude a fierce aura.

Its entire body was thicker than before, and as it coiled on the ground, it finally looked a bit like a dragon.