Immortality begins with inheriting the myriad arts of cultivation.

The reason why "Zeshui Yangsheng Jue" is a useless exercise method.

In addition to cultivating alchemy skills, one must also absorb the so-called "innate energy" during the process of forming the elixir.

In this way, a Foundation Establishment cultivator must reach the second-tier superior level in alchemy skills in order to cultivate to the peak of Foundation Establishment and attempt to form the Core.

Moreover, during this process, cultivators cannot take any pills that can enhance their cultivation; they can only work hard to meditate and refine their magical power to improve their cultivation.

A Foundation Establishment cultivator's lifespan is at most 240 years.

Even with exceptional talent in alchemy, it would take at least a hundred years of painstaking research to become a second-tier high-grade alchemist.

With only a few decades left, without refining cultivation-enhancing pills, is it still possible to cultivate to the peak of Foundation Establishment and break through to the next realm?

Perhaps only cultivators with Heavenly Spiritual Roots can do this!

In other words, under the so-called "innate talent" limitation, to cultivate the "Ze Shui Yang Sheng Jue" to the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, one must have a Heavenly Spiritual Root and possess exceptional alchemy talent!

Of course, if one's alchemy talent is truly unparalleled in the cultivation world, one can become a second-tier high-grade alchemist in less than a hundred years of research.

That cultivator with a different spiritual root might also be able to do this.

However, such alchemy talent is perhaps even less likely to appear than a celestial spiritual root.

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Theoretically speaking, a person with a Heavenly Spiritual Root and exceptional alchemy talent should be able to cultivate the "Ze Shui Yang Sheng Jue" (a martial arts technique).

But then the real trouble started.

Although Li Ping didn't know exactly what the so-called "innate qi" was when the elixir was formed, the senior who created the "Ze Shui Yang Sheng Jue" clearly explained its effects in the introduction of the technique.

Innate Qi has a remarkable effect on cultivators breaking through bottlenecks!

As long as you absorb enough innate Qi, you will hardly encounter any obstacles when breaking through the bottleneck of a minor realm, and you can also increase the success rate of breaking through the bottleneck of a major realm by 50%!

That's absolutely incredible!

But for cultivators with Heavenly Spiritual Roots, this effect is useless, since their Core Formation is 100% successful anyway.

Although forming a Nascent Soul can increase the success rate by 50%, firstly, alchemy techniques above the third rank are more obscure and difficult to understand, and secondly, high-grade spiritual herbs that can be used to refine third-rank pills are extremely rare in the cultivation world.

Even if one becomes a third-level or higher alchemist, there are simply not enough opportunities to refine pills.

Therefore, there is no doubt that no cultivator would choose to practice this technique.

Although its effects are nothing short of miraculous.

The most effective elixir for aiding in foundation building, the "Foundation Building Pill," can only increase a cultivator's success rate by 20% to 30%, yet it can sell for over 3,000 spirit stones.

A spiritual object that can increase a cultivator's success rate in reaching the Core Formation stage by 50% is enough to trigger a major war in the entire Western Wilderness cultivation world.

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Li Ping was an exception. Although he only had three spiritual roots, his spiritual root aptitude was nowhere near that of those with heavenly spiritual roots or other spiritual roots.

However, he possesses an unparalleled "world-shaking talent" in alchemy!

With his "astonishing talent", he could instantly learn second-tier high-grade alchemy techniques, or even higher-level ones.

Moreover, according to that senior's introduction, the greatest effect of "Innate Qi" is to increase the success rate of breaking through bottlenecks, but it also has some minor side effects.

Strengthen the body's foundation and promote longevity!

In other words, if he had practiced the "Zeshui Yangsheng Jue" technique.

As long as he isn't killed on the spot, no matter how severe his injuries, he can rely on his "innate energy" to restore his original essence and live to the lifespan limit of 240 years.

Moreover, he was able to maintain his physical functions at their peak before he passed away!

In this way, unlike other cultivators whose chances of breaking through to the Core Formation stage decrease significantly after they grow old and frail, Li Ping was able to break through to the Core Formation stage in his prime even before he died.

Therefore, for Li Ping, there are only two key issues in practicing the "Ze Shui Yang Sheng Jue" (a health cultivation method).

One is whether he can find the nourishment of a second-tier superior alchemy technique to feed the Tree of Inheritance, so that he can unleash his "world-shaking talent".

Secondly, it depends on whether he can cultivate to the peak of Foundation Establishment in the remaining two hundred years of his life without taking drugs.

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Just as Li Ping was pondering, a cultivator suddenly picked up a jade slip and left, heading straight downstairs, attracting the attention of everyone present.

On the wooden table, in the empty space left by the jade slip he picked up, another jade slip appeared in a flash of white light.

The jade slip here actually only contains a brief introduction to the cultivation method, but does not actually record the cultivation method itself.

If you want the cultivation technique, you need to take the jade slip downstairs and ask the Wang family patriarch to inscribe it.

To Li Ping's surprise, what the departing cultivator took was a jade slip containing demonic cultivation techniques.

He shook his head. What others took was none of his business, as long as he didn't cultivate demonic arts himself.

Before he could even shift his attention, a scream came from downstairs, followed by the majestic voice of the Wang family patriarch: "What a wicked demonic cultivator! How dare you sneak into the Immortal City to steal demonic cultivation techniques! Today, I have no choice but to capture you and rid the righteous path of this scourge!"

With a surge of magical energy, the noise downstairs quickly subsided.

The remaining eleven people upstairs looked at each other, and soon realized what had happened downstairs.

The Wang family patriarch left demonic cultivation techniques on the second floor to make up the numbers, but if someone actually takes a demonic cultivation technique from him and cultivates it, and something happens in the future, it will inevitably implicate the Wang family!

Therefore, although the demonic cultivation techniques are here, he will not allow anyone to take them away.

Anyone who dares to take it is a demonic cultivator, and he will "eliminate the scourge for the righteous path"!

"What an old beast!" Everyone cursed inwardly, but Li Ping, while surprised, showed a thoughtful expression.

Just then, a voice rang out in everyone's ears. Judging from the voice, it was the Foundation Establishment cultivator who had stepped forward earlier.

He transmitted his voice, "Everyone, let's go down together later. If that old bastard dares to break his promise, we'll attack together and fight to the death!"

Everyone else agreed: "Great!"

"By the way, besides these useless cultivation techniques, there are also some miscellaneous texts here, which could be worth a few dozen spirit stones!" he reminded him.

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Li Ping picked up the jade slip engraved with the introduction to "Zeshui Health Preservation Secrets," and under the surprised gazes of everyone, took another jade slip from the miscellaneous chapters before walking downstairs with the others.

Downstairs, the Wang family patriarch and the late-stage Qi Refining cultivator who had led them in were waiting for them.

The Wang family patriarch smiled and said, "I presume you fellow cultivators have chosen your cultivation methods? Bring over the jade slips, and I will inscribe the complete cultivation methods for you!"

"Oh, and I would like to ask you all to first swear an oath that you can only practice the techniques you receive and cannot pass them on to others," he added.

Everyone was speechless. These scumbags, making oaths?

After making the vow, the Wang family patriarch didn't say anything more and began to inscribe cultivation techniques or miscellaneous texts for everyone.

Soon, it was Li Ping's turn. He used his magic power to control two jade slips, one containing a cultivation technique and the other a miscellaneous chapter, and floated them in front of the Wang family patriarch.

The Wang family patriarch glanced at Li Ping in surprise before saying calmly, "Fellow Daoist, every cultivation technique in this Secret Technique Pavilion was collected at great expense by my Wang family ancestors. They are all treasures passed down through generations. You want to take two? Heh... you'll have to pay extra spirit stones!"