A mortal cultivating immortality can nurture spirit beasts.

This middle-aged man with a sinister face was none other than Senior Brother Liu, whom he had met three weeks ago.

Senior Brother Liu has been a disciple for many years, but he has only reached the tenth level of Qi Refining. He did not perform well at the last sect conference, so he was not qualified to take the Foundation Establishment Pill. Seeing that he had no hope of reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, he became a steward disciple of the Qilin Pavilion, just like Senior Brother Liu.

The disciples in charge of affairs are the lowest level disciples in Huangfeng Valley. These people have never taken Foundation Establishment Pills, so their cultivation progresses very slowly. They have no hope of reaching the Foundation Establishment stage in this lifetime and can only do hard labor for Huangfeng Valley for the rest of their lives.

Senior Brother Liu harbored ambitions and was unwilling to accept this situation, but he was helpless. However, at this moment, he seemed to see a glimmer of hope.

As soon as Senior Brother Liu entered the shop, he pretended to look around. Suddenly, he spotted something—a magical artifact shaped like an eye. After examining it, Senior Brother Liu quickly asked…

"Shopkeeper, this thing is so peculiar, what kind of magical artifact is it?"

Seeing this, Old Xu said smugly, "This is a top-tier auxiliary magic artifact that I recently crafted—the Spirit Pearl. What do you think? Isn't it particularly eye-catching?"

Senior Brother Liu couldn't help but observe carefully for a while, and then, wanting to confirm it again, he asked,

"This spirit bead is probably made of some kind of spirit eye."

"You have a good eye, sir. This was made from the third spiritual eye of a top-level level one demon beast—the Three-Eyed Fire Wolf. It took quite a bit of my effort."

"Level 1 Peak? Isn't it Level 1 Lower Stage?" Senior Brother Liu couldn't help but exclaim in surprise upon hearing this.

"Are you joking, sir?" Old Xu said with some displeasure. "The effects of a first-level, low-grade Three-Eyed Fire Wolf's Spirit Eye are negligible. How can you use it to refine this spirit bead?"

Senior Brother Liu was still thinking of asking more questions, but Old Man Xu was getting impatient. "If you don't intend to buy any magical artifacts, please go look elsewhere."

Left with no other choice, Senior Brother Liu left the shop and went to a secluded spot, where he couldn't help but mutter to himself,

"I only went out once a year because I heard this shop sold affordable magical artifacts, but I ended up running into Junior Brother Lin. Why did Junior Brother Lin insist on raising a three-eyed fire wolf in the first place? Could it be that he really has some kind of secret technique for quickly raising spirit beasts?"

Senior Brother Liu had suspected this before, and now he had personally witnessed Lin He entering and leaving this shop. The shop owner even refined a top-grade magic artifact made of a spirit bead because of it. With these events connected, Senior Brother Liu gradually gained a deeper understanding.

"Good, good, very good. If I master such a secret technique, my strength will greatly increase, and I will no longer need to fear the upcoming forbidden area trials. At that time, it will not be impossible for me to reach the Foundation Establishment stage. Once I reach the Foundation Establishment stage and obtain the relics of Jin Yuan Sanren, I will be able to restore the prestige of the Liu family of Yuanwu Kingdom."

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Just as Senior Brother Liu was envisioning the future, Lin He had already walked out of a spirit beast shop. He then went to almost every pharmacy, collected some pills to improve his cultivation, and bought a spirit beast bag from a street stall.

After doing all this, for some reason, Lin He did not leave immediately, but instead went to a deserted corner.

"Strange, I had a feeling that I was being watched, but it disappeared quickly. If I hadn't advanced to the eighth level and my divine sense hadn't become more sensitive, I probably wouldn't have noticed. Could it be that I'm being watched by a cultivator with a higher cultivation level than me? Just in case, I should make some preparations."

Thinking of this, Lin He looked around to make sure no one was watching, then waved his hand and entered the mysterious space. He then recognized the three-eyed fire wolf, a low-level first-grade beast, that he had just bought as his master. After that, he spent three spirit stones and exhausted three drops of spirit liquid to nurture it into a peak-level first-grade demon beast.

After doing all this, Lin He did not leave the mysterious space immediately. Instead, he waved his hand and took out several magical artifacts from his storage bag: a mini boat, a pair of claw-shaped artifacts, three wolf-tooth-shaped artifacts, and a suit of armor that shimmered with red light.

Knowing that a battle might be about to break out, it's natural to familiarize oneself with the magical artifact in hand first.

Lin He first picked up the superior flying magic artifact that resembled a miniature boat, naming it the Flying Spirit Boat. With the activation of his magic power, the miniature boat immediately grew larger. Lin He briefly tested it and found that its flying speed was at least three times that of the tortoise-like leaf-shaped magic artifact, making it an essential magic artifact for escaping.

The second item is a pair of claw-shaped top-tier offensive magic weapons named Fiery Claws. They are a pair of top-tier magic weapons made from wolf claws. Although they are of ordinary level, the combined power of the pair is considerable, and they even have a burning effect.

The third item is three disposable items made from wolf fangs, named Broken Fangs. They can even break through the shields of ordinary top-level defensive magic artifacts and cause damage to the opponent's main body. They are a powerful weapon for sneak attacks and killing.

The fourth item is a top-tier defensive magic weapon made from that red fur, named the Fire-Repelling Armor. It has very strong fire-attribute defense, but its defense against other attributes is slightly weaker. Nevertheless, it is still a top-tier defensive magic weapon.

Apart from the superior-grade flying boat, the rest are all ordinary-grade top-level magic artifacts. After all, the materials from only the peak level one demon beasts were enough to forge four top-level magic artifacts, which was already unexpectedly good.

Lin He exchanged his fourth top-tier magic artifact, the spirit bead, for 320 low-grade spirit stones. After all, no matter how good a magic artifact was, it couldn't compare to the power of a three-eyed fire wolf, and Lin He had no shortage of three-eyed fire wolves. Therefore, he decided to sell the magic artifact for spirit stones. As for other materials, such as wolf tails, wolf meat, wolf bones, wolf fur, and the remaining wolf pelts and blood, he used them to offset the cost of refining the magic artifact.

Of the 320 spirit stones, 100 spirit stones were spent on a high-grade flying boat, 50 spirit stones on five bottles of Yellow Dragon Pills (10 pills per bottle), 20 spirit stones on a spirit beast bag, 120 spirit stones on 15 low-level level one demonic beasts (8 spirit stones each), and 3 spirit stones were used to nurture the Three-Eyed Fire Wolf. Now, 27 spirit stones are left.

Lin He shook his head after seeing this, and his wallet was soon much emptier. But that was normal. Spirit stones were meant to be spent, right? As long as they could improve his strength, that was fine. Besides, there was a hidden danger.

After familiarizing himself with all the magical artifacts, Lin He stored them all in his storage bag before waving his hand and returning to the market.

He looked around to make sure no one was there before stepping out of the corner and onto the main street. After identifying the direction, he used the Wind Control Technique to quickly leave the market. Once free from the anti-flight restrictions, Lin He piloted his flying spirit boat and sped towards the direction of Yellow Maple Valley.

Lin He's movements were incredibly fast, but just as he was dozens of miles away from the market, a huge fireball suddenly shot out and headed straight for him.