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As soon as Li Ping appeared outside the courtyard, a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator stepped forward and exchanged a secret signal with him.

Upon hearing the password spoken by the newcomer, Li Ping changed his voice and spoke the corresponding password in a hoarse voice.

This code was obtained by Gu Musheng from a cultivator of the Wang family and then passed on to Li Ping.

After exchanging the password, the late-stage Qi Refining cultivator from the Wang family smiled and led him into the courtyard.

As Li Ping entered the courtyard, his gaze swept around and he immediately spotted five figures, dressed similarly to him, sitting cross-legged in the courtyard.

The moment he was led in by the Wang family cultivators, he also attracted the attention of these five figures. However, most of them only glanced at him and quickly looked away, appearing extremely cautious.

Li Ping understood that the reason these five cultivators, who had concealed their identities, were here was probably because they had the same purpose as him.

What made him somewhat uneasy was that the Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Wang family seemed to be far too audacious.

Before he came, he thought that the other party would at most secretly send one or two cultivators into the Secret Technique Pavilion to select secret techniques.

But now, there are actually six of them, including him.

According to his understanding, a Core Formation stage cultivator can cover a range of thousands of feet with a single thought. If he does this, won't he be caught on the spot by True Person Fenglan?

Could it be that this fellow Daoist Wang is so capable that he can handle such a large-scale commotion?

……

As Li Ping pondered, the voice reached his ears, bringing him back to his senses.

"Fellow Daoist," the late-stage Qi Refining cultivator from the Wang family solemnly addressed Li Ping, "Regardless of how you obtained this information, you know the rules. This trip carries significant weight for our Wang family, so each of you must pay 100 spirit stones before departure and swear an oath not to divulge even the slightest information."

The serious tone of the late-stage Qi Refining cultivator from the Wang family reassured Li Ping somewhat.

Yes, if you dare to do something like this, how could you not have everything taken care of?

That fellow Daoist Wang must have already smoothed things over with all the connections, ready to cut the Gordian knot and complete this deal in a short period of time.

After all, if only one or two people go in at a time, although it may seem discreet, the number of times they do so will inevitably be much more frequent, and the more times they do so, the greater the probability of being discovered.

It would be better to send a large group of cultivators in at once, make a hefty profit off them, and then stop.

Thinking of this, Li Ping nodded, took out 100 spirit stones from his storage bag, and lowered his voice, making a hoarse sound: "Hehe... No problem, keep the 100 spirit stones."

With the spirit stones in hand, Wang Jia's serious expression instantly relaxed as he entered the late stage of Qi Refining: "Fellow Daoist, please make an oath."

Li Ping had already given the spirit stones, so he wouldn't dwell on oaths. He immediately swore, as requested, that he would not leak the secret to outsiders or report to the official authorities of the Immortal City.

After completing all this, Li Ping looked at Wang Jialian and said, "Can we set off now?"

Wang Jialian pointed to the courtyard and said, "Fellow Daoist, please wait a moment. We will set off around midnight."

……

Since Wang Jialian said he would wait until midnight to set off, Li Ping had no choice but to find an open space, sit cross-legged, and wait silently, just like the other five figures.

In the following time, several more people arrived one after another, and Wang Jialian led them through the procedures one by one.

First hand over the spirit stones, then make an oath.

By midnight, there were 12 figures sitting in the courtyard, and without exception, they had all concealed their identities and auras.

Seeing so many people, Li Ping was shocked, but it also confirmed his earlier guess: "Perhaps the Wang family only planned to do this once before they reached the Foundation Establishment stage. Luckily, I came decisively, or I would have missed it."

After waiting a while longer, no one else came; it was already past midnight.

Wang Jialian didn't wait any longer. His voice rang out in the quiet courtyard: "Fellow Daoists, we're setting off now. Please follow my footsteps closely."

No one responded, but everyone acted in unison, standing up and following Wang Jialian. Li Ping was no exception; he deliberately chose a spot towards the back so that he could easily escape in case of an accident.

The group of thirteen people, led by Wang Jialianqi, headed towards the inner city gate.

Cultivators possess keen hearing and sharp eyesight, are aided by divine sense, and do not require sleep to recover their strength.

In fact, there is no difference between day and night for them. However, in order to maintain the security of the city, the city gates are closed at night, prohibiting cultivators from traveling between the inner and outer city.

But Li Ping saw that Wang Jialian simply took out a communication talisman and said something, and the closed city gate automatically opened, allowing them to enter the inner city.

Seeing this, Li Ping felt even more relieved.

Just as he had expected, the Wang family's Foundation Establishment had already cleared all the obstacles, making this trip completely unimpeded.

With the advanced cultivation techniques seemingly in his grasp, Li Ping unconsciously began to think about his future plans.

After mastering the cultivation method, he needed to consider the matter of a spiritual place for cultivation.

The small courtyard in the outer city where he currently resides is only a first-grade superior spiritual land.

In a first-tier spiritual land, he can recover his mana. Although the recovery speed is slower than in a second-tier spiritual land, it is still barely enough.

However, cultivation is completely impossible. Foundation Establishment cultivators, no matter how much they cultivate within a first-tier spiritual land, will not see any improvement in their cultivation level.

Therefore, he must rent a cave dwelling in the inner city, and preferably a high-grade second-tier spiritual land, so as to ensure that his cultivation speed is not slowed down.

"But we can't rent a cave dwelling right away. We should wait a few months until the storm surrounding this matter has passed," Li Ping reminded himself silently.

After all, the timing of his renting a cave dwelling immediately after acquiring the cultivation technique is too coincidental. If something really happens to the Wang family's Foundation Establishment cultivators later, leading to a thorough investigation by the Immortal City, he would be a prime suspect.

……

While pondering his future plans, Li Ping suddenly looked up: "That's not right!"

The Secret Techniques Pavilion houses numerous cultivation methods and inheritances, making it arguably the most important building in the Immortal City. Its location must be within the Azure Dragon Mountain.

But now, instead of leading them to Qinglong Mountain, the Wang family's Qi Refining led them towards a cultivation family's residence in the inner city.

Li Ping asked in confusion, "That should be the direction of the Wang family's ancestral home, right? What's going on?"

Suppressing their doubts, the group of twelve followed Wang Jialian's footsteps and finally stopped outside a pavilion in the Wang family's ancestral land.

At this point, not only Li Ping, but everyone felt that something was wrong.

Wang Jialian pushed open the attic door and went in first. His voice came from inside the attic: "Please come in, everyone."

……

Half an hour later.

"This is the Mystic Arts Pavilion?"

Standing in the attic, looking at the hundreds of Qi cultivation manuals such as "Golden Sword Technique," "Eternal Spring Skill," and "Spring Rain Technique" displayed on a row of shelves, everyone was dumbfounded.

Wang Jialian smiled and said, "That's right, this is the secret technique pavilion of my Wang family. As agreed, you are free to browse through it and choose a technique to take away."

Upon hearing this, Li Ping realized he had been tricked, and he couldn't help but curse inwardly, "What a damn beast!"