On the path to immortality, I can see destiny.

"It's alright, this book isn't worth much anyway, consider it a gift to you, fellow Daoist."

Su San waved her hand, thought for a moment, and then continued speaking.

"As for the art of spirit control, I naturally cannot tell you, but I can share some basic knowledge."

"Just like how to observe whether a spirit beast is excellent, first look at its race, and second, look at its talent. The race is mostly easy to identify at a glance, but the talent can only be known after the spirit beast reaches a certain strength and displays its talent."

"A superior race, coupled with superior talent, is what gives a spirit beast its potential."

"The method of raising spirit beasts is also very simple. It mainly depends on the spirit beast's diet. For example, the Blood Shadow Wolf eats almost anything, but it eats mostly low-level demon beasts like the Iron-Spine Boar. The best way to feed it is to feed it with the meat of the Iron-Spine Boar."

Hearing this, Zhao Fan was a little puzzled and asked.

Why must something you love to eat always be the best?

Su San naturally knew the answer to Zhao Fan's question. He stroked the little wolf's head in his arms and spoke softly.

"Because all monsters are very intelligent. Although they don't have human intelligence, they know very well what to eat to benefit themselves the most."

"It's like if you take two pieces of meat, it will automatically pick out the better one."

As she spoke, Su San took out two different pieces of meat from her storage bag and placed them in front of the little wolf.

The wolf cub sniffed a few times, picked up a piece of bright red meat, and swallowed it with a flick of its tongue.

"This kind of spirituality is also called bloodline inheritance. Some spirit beasts with powerful bloodlines can even directly obtain cultivation methods through bloodline inheritance and can cultivate by consuming spiritual energy from birth."

At this point, Zhao Fan immediately thought of his little wolf.

In this light, it seems that the air currents I saw were indeed extraordinary, not only able to obtain spiritual herbs and materials, but also able to reveal the bloodline talents of demonic beasts.

"Then what's the difference between the spirit beasts and the demon beasts you mentioned?"

Zhao Fan continued to ask questions.

"Actually, there's not much difference. Wild beasts are called beasts, while beasts raised by cultivators are called spirit beasts. It's just a nicer name."

Su San answered almost every question Zhao Fan asked, and he answered each of Zhao Fan's questions very carefully and thoroughly.

After chatting for a while, Zhao Fan finally figured out the things related to spirit beasts.

"Thank you for informing me, Fellow Daoist Su. May I ask if Fellow Daoist Su knows how to distinguish spiritual materials?"

At this moment, Zhao Fan was like a curious child, eager to find the answers to everything he didn't know from Su San.

This time, Zhao Fan was disappointed, as Su San shook her head directly.

"I really don't know much about things related to spiritual materials."

"However, if you have any questions, you can ask at the resident stalls here. They offer a specialized appraisal service, and the service fee is one-tenth of the appraised value."

Although Su San didn't understand, she still pointed out a clear path for Zhao Fan.

Zhao Fan nodded slightly, his understanding of the various arts of cultivation becoming increasingly clear.

"Thank you for informing me, fellow Daoist."

Zhao Fan gently clasped his hands in a fist salute, thought for a moment, then took out a Qingling Pill. After thinking for a moment, he felt a little reluctant to part with it, so he replaced it with a Yunling Pill and presented it to Su San.

"Thank you for helping me with my question, fellow Daoist. Consider this Spirit Nourishing Pill as my way of repaying you."

Su San looked at Zhao Fan with a smile on his lips. Zhao Fan didn't stand on ceremony, nodded slightly, and casually put the Spirit Nourishing Pill into his storage bag.

He originally intended to do Zhao Fan a favor so that he could trade with him regularly and obtain pills. He didn't expect Zhao Fan to be such a considerate person, giving him a pill as a token of his gratitude.

Su San naturally wouldn't refuse. This pill might help the younger generation of his clan advance their cultivation level, so he had no reason to refuse.

"If Fellow Daoist Zhao has nothing else, I will take my leave now."

After accepting the pills, Su San clasped his hands in a fist salute and prepared to leave.

Zhao Fan followed suit, clasping his hands in a fist salute.

"Goodbye."

After saying that, the two parted ways, and Zhao Fan followed the direction Su San pointed and came to a wooden house.

Inside the wooden house was a middle-aged man, around thirty or forty years old.

Upon seeing Zhao Fan approach, he immediately spoke.

"Fellow Daoist, are you looking to purchase some magical artifacts?"

Zhao Fan glanced around the shop again and nodded slightly.

"I'd like to buy a mid-grade magic weapon for self-defense, but I also have some spiritual materials here. Could you please appraise them, fellow Daoist?"

After saying that, Zhao Fan placed the spiritual materials he had picked up on the table in front of the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man nodded slightly, glanced at the spiritual materials, and couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed.

Although they are all spiritual materials, the quantity is too small and the quality is not high.

"This item is Crimson Essence, a spiritual material commonly used in the crafting of low-grade magic weapons. Occasionally, it is also required for some mid-grade fire-attribute magic weapons."

"This one is of good quality, worth two spirit stones."

"This item is iron marrow, so it's more valuable. It costs four spirit stones."

"This is refined gold, and three spirit stones."

"Blood Tempering Stone, two spirit stones."

"The rest of these are only worth one spirit stone."

The middle-aged man quickly appraised all the items, and the total value was only about twenty spirit stones.

"If you want to buy magical artifacts from our store, the appraisal fee can be waived. If you sell these materials to our store, the appraisal fee of one spirit stone can also be waived."

The middle-aged man spoke softly.

Zhao Fan was somewhat skeptical of the middle-aged man's appraisal results, but if he took it to another shop for appraisal, he would probably have to spend more spirit stones.

After hesitating for a while, Zhao Fan decided to sell all the spiritual materials, but he asked one more question before selling them.

"What if I need to sell both spiritual materials and buy ritual implements?"

The middle-aged man smiled kindly and began to speak.

"I'll give you a discount of one spirit stone on the price of that magic item."

Zhao Fan nodded, glanced around the shop, and his gaze fell on a heavy shield on the shelf.

"What is the price of this ritual artifact?"

The middle-aged man casually took the ritual implement off and placed it on the table.

"Mid-grade magic artifact, Xuanjing Shield, is made entirely of Xuanjing and has fifteen Xuan patterns on it. It has extremely strong defensive capabilities and can also reflect some low-level spells. Price: 78 spirit stones."

"If we save one spirit stone, it will be seventy-seven spirit stones. With the spirit materials deducting twenty spirit stones, it will only cost fifty-seven spirit stones."

Zhao Fan fell silent upon hearing the price.

He could barely scrape together enough spirit stones, but he wouldn't have many left. As a cultivator, he naturally needed some spirit stones for emergencies, and the price made him hesitate.

After thinking for a while, Zhao Fan finally spoke.

"How about fifty spirit stones?"

The shopkeeper originally thought that Zhao Fan would cut the price hard after remaining silent, but unexpectedly, he only cut the price by seven spirit stones.

This kid looks like he's only recently entered the world.

While thinking this to himself, the boss's expression was incredibly exaggerated.

"No way! My Xuanjing Shield is nothing like those cheap knock-offs. It has twelve Xuan patterns on it. There's no way I could sell such a powerful mid-grade magic weapon for seventy spirit stones!"

"I see you're so young, you must have a hard time earning spirit stones. How about this, I'll give you a discount of two spirit stones, fifty-five spirit stones."