Immortality begins with inheriting the myriad arts of cultivation.

I learned this from Bai Qing.

The fourth-tier Fiery Arrow Eagle ultimately ended up as a barbecue. Li Ping finally understood the ins and outs of this matter.

However, he believed that the presence of power below the Nascent Soul stage in the Cloud Mist Mountains should not attract the cyan giant hand.

After all, there are many third-tier demonic beasts in the clouds.

When Bai Qing, who was in the Foundation Establishment stage, encountered his powerful master, he not only escaped unharmed but also got a free barbecue.

Given that there isn't a single fourth-tier demonic beast in the Cloud Mist Mountains.

He even had a bold guess in his mind: perhaps the entire Cloud Mist Mountain Range was that handsome young man's ranch, except that he had a very picky palate and did not eat monsters below the fourth rank.

Once a demon beast breaks through to the fourth rank, the cyan hand will appear, grab it, and roast it.

Having guessed this, Li Ping did not tell the others that "the barbecued bird Bai Qing saw was a fourth-order demon beast," so as not to cause them unnecessary panic.

In any case, given their strength, the cyan giant hand wouldn't be able to deal with them.

Of course, if humans dare to enter the Cloud Mist Mountains in large numbers, destroy the 'pasture', and affect the growth of the 'sheep flock', they may also face severe punishment.

However, the Immortal City is not strong enough to accomplish this, so this danger is not a concern.

The feast lasted all night until dawn.

The group then got up to say goodbye, preparing to go about their own business.

Li Ping nodded in agreement.

As high-ranking officials in the Immortal City, the five of them had a lot of affairs to handle every day, so they naturally couldn't stay with him all the time.

Li Ping left Qinglong Mountain and returned to the inn alone.

To their surprise, Meng Wanjun had already returned to the inn, and judging from her expression, she seemed to be in a bad mood.

He only found out after asking around.

It turned out that after Meng Wanjun returned to the Meng family, she discovered that in the nearly fifty years since she left, the Meng family had completely declined, and now only an elderly Foundation Establishment cultivator remained to oversee it.

Upon seeing her return, the entire Meng family was naturally overjoyed.

After all, Meng Wanjun is not even eighty years old yet. Such a young Foundation Establishment mid-stage cultivator can protect the Meng family for more than 150 years.

If she could break through to the late Foundation Establishment stage, she might be able to lead the Meng family back to its peak.

However, Meng Wanjun said that she had only come back to visit and would soon leave the Immortal City with the young master.

Her words naturally greatly disappointed the Meng family.

After his earnest attempts to persuade Meng Qingyi failed, the old Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Meng family lamented the family's difficult situation while secretly inquiring about the legacy left behind by Meng Qingyi.

However, Meng Wanjun already knew from the last letter left by her master that her master had made arrangements for the family's escape route in advance and left them a considerable amount of resources.

As for the items in her storage bag, they were all for Meng Wanjun.

Although Meng Wanjun was a bit naive and innocent, she wasn't stupid, and naturally she wouldn't give away what her master had left her to her family.

The conversation ended badly, and Meng Wanjun was so angry that she didn't stay at the family home any longer and returned directly to the inn last night.

Finally, Meng Wanjun said aggrievedly, "Master has already dedicated his whole life to the family, so why do they still covet what Master left me?"

Li Ping was speechless: "You can hold a grudge over something as small as this?"

Meng Wanjun felt wronged because she didn't understand the mentality of cultivation families.

If she were willing to stay and oversee the Meng family, the Meng family cultivators would not only refrain from coveting her belongings, but would also give her all of their family's wealth, allowing her to control it, because she and the Meng family are one.

But now that she's leaving with Li Ping, the Meng family sees her as an outsider.

An outsider is naturally not qualified to inherit the ancestor's legacy.

Just like Master Ji Xiu, he could let his son and grandson know the secret of the underground spiritual vein of Xiaomei Mountain, but he would not tell the more outstanding Ji Shuwen this secret, and the reason was similar.

Meng Wanjun still couldn't let it go: "But they changed their tune way too quickly."

"Alright, alright," Li Ping said with a smile, patting her head. "Since you've been upset, let's go now!"

Meng Wanjun nodded: "Okay."

He had originally planned to stay in the Immortal City for two days so that Meng Wanjun could have a proper reunion with her clan. But seeing her current pitiful look, it was clear that she didn't intend to go to the Meng family anymore.

Since Li Ping had already met the person he wanted to see last night, there was no point in staying in the Immortal City any longer, so he might as well set off sooner.

He took out a jade slip and left a message for Ji Shuwen, Zhang Tie, and others, informing them of his departure.

Finally, he took out a jade bottle from his storage bag and placed it together with the jade slip.

Ten years ago, he killed a third-tier Shadowless Ape King and used the third-tier demon core he obtained to refine a batch of Foundation Establishment Pills.

Ten grains per batch, and that's what's in this jade bottle.

Since the destruction of the Azure Cloud Secret Realm, the production of Foundation Establishment Pills in the Western Wilderness cultivation world has dropped significantly, especially for Foundation Establishment families, many of which are facing the situation of having no more Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The Zhang Tie, Gu Musheng, Cheng Yao, and Bai Qing families were no exception.

The ten Foundation Establishment Pills were a small gift that Li Ping gave them before he left.

Li Ping placed the Foundation Establishment Pill and the jade slip on the table and smiled, "Let's go."

……

In the afternoon, Zhang Tie, having finally settled on a title, decided to focus on each update of "Immortality Begins with Inheriting the Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation." After a busy day, Zhang Tie excitedly arrived at the inn where Li Ping was staying.

Before even stepping inside, he couldn't help but shout, "Brother, the city lord hosted you yesterday, come to my house tonight! I'm all ready—"

Zhang Tie walked into the room and saw only an empty room, and a jade slip and a bottle of elixir on the table.

A bad feeling rose in his heart, and his voice stopped abruptly.

After picking up the jade slip and reading its contents, a look of melancholy appeared on his round, fleshy face.

It turns out that my elder brother had left the Immortal City without saying goodbye.

He sighed and put away the elixir bottle on the table.

The elder brother treated them very well. Seeing their predicament, he even left them ten Foundation Building Pills before leaving.

Thinking of this, Zhang Tie couldn't help but get teary-eyed.

At his age, this might be the last time he sees his elder brother.

……

Just as Zhang Tie received the jade slip and Foundation Establishment Pill left by Li Ping.

Li Ping had already taken Meng Wanjun and was tens of thousands of miles away from the Immortal City.

However, he did not go directly to the location of the teleportation array, but instead controlled the flying boat to the area where he had last encountered the fourth-tier Fiery Arrow Eagle undergoing its transformation lightning tribulation.

More than a decade ago, I saw a large blue hand grab a fourth-tier Fiery Arrow Eagle and take it away.

Li Ping had considered searching for any treasures left behind, but ultimately abandoned the idea because he didn't know the specifics and was worried about potential dangers.

Now that he has learned from Bai Qing that the fourth-tier Fiery Arrow Eagle has been roasted and will not reappear, he naturally wants to search the scene along the way.

Even if he finds nothing more than a fourth-tier Fiery Arrow Eagle, his trip will be worthwhile.

Whoosh!

The dark silver flying boat hovered above a large river.

Based on his memories from ten years ago, Li Ping silently estimated the location and nodded slightly: "The fourth-order Fiery Arrow Eagle undergoing its transformation lightning tribulation should be around this location."

The malevolent aura left behind by the fourth-tier demon beast undergoing its transformation tribulation was too intense. Even though more than ten years have passed, no demon beast in this area dares to linger.

With a tap on his waist storage bag, a foot-tall earth spirit rat appeared in front of Li Ping.

Li Ping casually instructed, "Search around here for any treasures."

"Squeak~"

The earth spirit rat squeaked a few times to indicate that it understood.

It then transformed into a streak of earthy yellow light and shot downwards, sensing the aura of the treasure.

While instructing the Earth Spirit Rat to search for the treasure, Li Ping himself also unleashed his divine sense, piloting the flying boat to search inch by inch across this area with a diameter of over a thousand miles.

As for Meng Wanjun, she couldn't offer any help; she simply observed her surroundings with curiosity.

Li Ping's divine sense had a limited range, making the search almost like finding a needle in a haystack. However, the Earth Spirit Rat possessed a talent for treasure hunting, making the search for treasures much easier.

However, its treasure-hunting speed was greatly reduced due to the lingering malevolent energy in the area.

Half a day later, a beam of earthy yellow spiritual light fell into the flying boat, and when the light dissipated, it revealed the small figure of the earth spirit rat inside.

"Squeak~"

It stood upright, waving its short, thin forelimbs while chirping rapidly.

Through the message transmitted through his consciousness, Li Ping learned that the Earth Spirit Rat had discovered a treasure. He immediately nodded and said, "Well done, take me there now."

Soon, guided by the Earth Spirit Rat, the flying boat stopped above a canyon.

Li Ping's gaze swept across the canyon below, and in just one glance, he was drawn to a ball of fire within it.

To be precise, it was actually a spirit feather several tens of feet long, but layers of fiery red spiritual light leaped on the spirit feather, just like a burning flame.

"What is this?" Li Ping landed in front of the spirit feather, and after examining it carefully, he finally confirmed that this spirit feather should be the long tail feather of the fourth-order Fiery Arrow Eagle that had undergone tribulation that day.

Generally speaking, the tail feathers of birds and demonic beasts are the highest quality and most precious feathers on their bodies. They are connected to the essence and bloodline within their bodies and are linked to their lives. If they are forcibly plucked, it may even lead to damage to their very essence.

He guessed that it might have fallen off when the Fiery Arrow Eagle was struggling in that cyan hand, but he ended up getting it today. This was definitely a fourth-tier material.

Li Ping was overjoyed to obtain a tail feather from a fourth-tier demon beast.

With a flash of blue light, he reached out with one hand and grabbed the long feather engulfed in flames.

With his Core Formation cultivation and peak second-tier body refinement, the flames naturally emanating from the long feather could not harm him at all.

Holding the long feather in his hand, Li Ping's expression was solemn as he continuously channeled his magic power while chanting incantations.

A few moments later, the long feather he had initially refined rapidly shrank to less than two feet in length.

Li Ping quickly put the long feather into the jade box and affixed several spirit-sealing talismans to the lid before finally putting the jade box into his storage bag.

Obtaining a fourth-tier long feather was an unexpected bonus.

But Li Ping did not leave. Instead, he and the Earth Spirit Rat continued their search.

Several days later, when he finally stopped, there were three more spirit feathers in his storage bag.

However, these three spirit feathers were all miscellaneous feathers from the fourth-tier Fiery Arrow Eagle, and their quality could not compare with the first long feather found; they were only third-tier superior grade.

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