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With this thought in mind, Li Shen put down the jade slip, recalling the Jade Sword Sect's questioning of the Cloud Crane Sect, and muttered to himself:

"I just don't know if the Jade Sword Sect is aware of this matter or if they have taken precautions. If I have the chance to meet the Zhao sisters again, I can ask them and give them a heads-up."

After saying that, he picked up the second jade slip.

This jade slip was entirely green, and its texture was completely different from the previous yellow jade slip. If he had to say, this was the one he had ever touched that felt the best.

"I hope what's inside will satisfy me."

Li Shen pondered for a moment, and after checking, his gaze sharpened as he probed with his divine sense, and he was taken aback.

"The Cloud Crane Sword Manual?!"

Li Shen glanced through it and found the sword manual to be exceptionally profound.

It was created by the Supreme Ancestor of the Yunhe Sect, with its elegant sword style and fierce sword moves.

Compared to the sword techniques and skills they had acquired before, this was worlds apart.

However, the threshold for cultivation is quite high; one can only begin cultivation after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage.

It is divided into nine levels. The first three levels correspond to the Foundation Establishment stage, the middle three levels correspond to the Golden Core stage, and the last three levels lead directly to the Nascent Soul stage.

However… when Li Shen finished reading, a hint of disappointment flashed across his face.

The jade slip does not contain the complete text.

The Sword Manual only records up to the fourth level before abruptly ending. The fifth and sixth levels, and even the subsequent content that should have led directly to the Nascent Soul stage, are all left blank.

"What a pity."

Li Shen sighed softly and slowly withdrew his consciousness from it.

He had been struggling to find a sword technique that suited him and that he could cultivate for a long time.

He finally encountered something that appealed to him, but it wasn't just a fragment; with his current level of understanding, he couldn't even meet the basic requirements.

However, besides sword techniques, the jade slip also contains scattered records of sword-wielding insights and skills left by the founding patriarch.

These insights will be of great benefit to his current Qi Refining stage swordsmanship training; he can learn from them and improve his understanding of the way of the sword.

He set the blue jade slip aside and picked up the third one.

This jade slip was of much more ordinary quality and felt quite rough to the touch, almost identical to the yellow jade slip.

After examining it, Li Shen did not have high hopes for the contents.

But as soon as his divine sense entered, clear lines of text appeared, which made him overjoyed.

The contents of this third jade slip are about the identification of spiritual plants.

Calm down and carefully browse through it, Li Shen couldn't help but feel that the contents of this jade slip were more valuable to him now than the "Cloud Crane Sword Manual".

The jade slip records a wide variety of spiritual plants, from the most common ten-year spiritual plants to the rarer thousand-year spiritual plants, all of which are described in detail.

Each plant is accompanied by detailed illustrations and text, which not only indicate its physical characteristics and growth habits, but also record the methods of harvesting and preservation, as well as simple cultivation techniques.

Some of the spiritual plants also have additional annotations indicating which type of pills they are suitable as primary or secondary ingredients for refining, but these pills are mostly related to cultivating spiritual beasts.

"This is good stuff!"

Li Shen's eyes brightened slightly.

He has now mastered the fourth level of the Thousand Refinements Hand technique, the deconstruction method. Although he cannot be said to be proficient, he has gained a lot of successful experience through his own practice.

With the rich knowledge of spiritual plants contained in this jade slip, it will be much more efficient to decipher and deduce elixir formulas in the future.

These recipes for cultivating spirit beasts coincided with his future plans.

Li Shen continued looking down and was immediately drawn to the illustration and information of a spiritual plant.

"Isn't this the Green Marrow Ginseng?"

Li Shen blurted it out subconsciously.

After reading it word by word, it was found to be quite different from the information provided by the intelligence agency.

The above does not mention any information about the Foundation Building Pill, but its habits and appearance are more specific than described in the intelligence report.

The annotation next to it also states two main uses.

The first type is for cultivating spirit beasts. The Azure Marrow Spirit Ginseng is one of the main ingredients. Combined with other spiritual materials such as spiritual spring water, sunflower, and spring dew grass, it is used to refine the Meridian Stimulating Pill, which can activate the bloodline power of spirit beasts. The effect is especially significant for spirit beasts with special bloodlines.

For those with average bloodline aptitude, it also has the effect of awakening their spirit, helping them to better understand their master's intentions and comprehend cultivation.

The second rare type concerns the cultivator themselves. Direct consumption of the Azure Marrow Spirit Ginseng can purify spiritual energy and improve cultivation. The older the ginseng, the better the effect. Cultivators with wood-attribute spiritual roots will experience twice the effect of ginseng consumption compared to cultivators with other spiritual roots.

It can also be combined with spiritual materials such as Jade Fruit, Lotus Heart, and Deer Blood to refine Ginseng Essence Pills, which will have even better effects.

"Awakening the spirit..."

Upon seeing this, Li Shen couldn't help but think of the Seven-Colored Python.

He had always thought that intelligence was something that a spirit beast would naturally develop as its strength increased.

However, combining the information he had just received, he realized that the seven-colored python possessed intelligence from the moment it hatched.

At the first level, it can understand many of its instructions; at the second level, it even develops its own thinking.

As a result, Li Shen became even more convinced that Xiao Qi's bloodline and qualities were extraordinary.

Once the Qi-Activating Pill is refined and the bloodline power within the Seven-Colored Python is activated, its cultivation speed will surely reach a new level.

Moreover, the second use is of immeasurable value to someone like me who primarily uses wood-attribute spiritual roots and has been cultivating the Evergreen Technique.

Thinking of this, Li Shen considered the Azure Marrow Ginseng in his hand, which was already 1,500 years old.

But this ginseng was what Fei Feng needed, and he had already received benefits from Fei Feng. If he were to keep this ginseng for himself out of personal desire, Li Shen knew he couldn't get over it.

If he did this now, Li Shen felt that when he had the opportunity to condense his nascent soul in the future, he would inevitably be troubled by inner demons.

So although he was somewhat tempted, he shook his head and suppressed the thought.

"When entrusted with a task, one should be loyal to it."

He muttered to himself, his gaze fixed on the cultivation method of the Green Marrow Spirit Ginseng.

I'm hoping to find a way to break the deadlock from this angle.

The cultivation method recorded in the jade slip was not long, only a few sentences in total. Li Shen quickly finished reading it and couldn't help but frown.

Although it is possible to plant it by cutting off a small section of the root.

However, the growing conditions are quite demanding. It must be a place with abundant wood-attribute spiritual energy, and it must be a forest with a suitable density, where dappled sunlight can be cast, the soil is deep, and the drainage is good.

The replanted ginseng has a new lifespan, and only its survival rate is related to the age of the original plant.

The older the transplant, the higher the survival rate.

After much thought, Li Shen could only recall the place where he had captured the Azure Marrow Ginseng.

It does meet the requirements, but that place is bustling with animals and people, and it's impossible to stay there indefinitely to cultivate them locally.

At his wits' end, Li Shen had no choice but to suppress the idea for the time being.

In any case, it's better than him having to search for a new Green Marrow Ginseng.

After thinking it over, Li Shen continued to look behind him. Coincidentally, there were also illustrations and information about the two spiritual plants, Ice Jade Lotus and Five-Colored Lotus, above him.

This saved Li Shen the trouble of conducting further investigation.

Immersed in the moment, Li Shen didn't know how long it had been before he withdrew his consciousness and looked at the last jade slip. Combining the contents of the previous three jade slips, he couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation.