Immortality begins with inheriting the myriad arts of cultivation.

Not long after.

Following the map in their memory, the dark silver flying boat stopped above a spirit river.

The spiritual river constantly emits condensed spiritual energy, creating a misty, ethereal atmosphere.

Along the banks of this spiritual river, there are hundreds of cave dwellings, but the farther away the cave dwelling is from the spiritual river, the worse the spiritual environment becomes.

Only a few dozen caves near the river have a spiritual energy environment that reaches level three, while the spiritual energy environment of caves dozens of miles away from the Spirit River drops to level three.

The cave dwelling that Li Ping rented was located very close to the Spirit River.

The 20-acre yard contains dozens of houses and a 10-acre courtyard.

Upon entering the cave, the first thing he did was to set up an array, replacing the original array with a third-order array to prevent divine sense from spying on it.

With this formation, we can block the prying eyes of all those at the Core Formation level and below.

Even a Nascent Soul level divine sense probing would trigger the formation, preventing him from being completely unaware.

After doing all this, he nodded in satisfaction, released the spirit beasts, and handed them over to Meng Wanjun for management.

He himself went into the central room, sat cross-legged, and began to ponder the next steps.

His primary purpose in coming to the Great Zhou was to search for three spiritual materials: Golden Dew, Eight Treasures Spiritual Spring Water, and Supreme Yang Wood, in order to break through to the third stage of Body Refinement.

He had already obtained the Eight Treasures Spiritual Spring Water by chance; all that remained were the Golden Dew and the Supreme Yang Wood.

However, even in the Great Zhou Dynasty, these two spiritual materials are not easy to find and cannot be obtained in a short time, so he cannot rush his breakthrough to the third level of Body Refinement.

The second thing is to refine a natal magic weapon for the Wildfire Sparrow.

The main materials for his natal magic weapon were ready, and Li Ping had also nearly finalized the plan for crafting the treasure fan over the past five years. On his way to Lingxiao City, he had also collected the other auxiliary materials, so he could begin crafting the treasure fan whenever he had free time.

The third thing is to collect the inheritance of advanced cultivation techniques such as alchemy, artifact crafting, talisman making, and array formations, which are of the fourth rank or higher.

To avoid attracting attention by acquiring the heirlooms used by high-level craftsmen discreetly, Li Ping plans to open a shop in the city after settling down, specializing in elixirs and secondhand artifacts.

To be on the safe side, he only planned to expose his third-tier alchemy skills, while concealing his weapon crafting, formation, and other skills to avoid being too shocking or sensational.

After all, who can simultaneously achieve a third-level mastery in so many skills?

In any case, the cultivation resources that a third-tier alchemist can earn are sufficient for his cultivation needs.

Moreover, he couldn't hide his third-tier alchemy skills; he needed to refine more third-tier pills to absorb the innate spiritual energy generated during pill formation.

Fortunately, after advancing to the Core Formation stage, his cultivation speed became extremely slow. He is still far from breaking through to the mid-stage of Core Formation, and it will take him at least eighty years.

There's no rush to extract innate spiritual energy through alchemy.

As for the store opening plan, Meng Wanjun can keep an eye out for suitable shops for sale. She can also handle the pricing and other related matters initially, and Li Ping can confirm the details later when he has time.

The last thing was the set of natal magic treasures he planned to refine for his Golden Core, the "Zhou Tian Xing Chen Banner".

He planned to use 100,000-year-old Yaoji Starry Sky Divine Wood to make the flagpole of the Starry Sky Banner, but he had not yet found the materials for the banner itself.

Li Ping did not expect to use fifth-tier spiritual materials of the same level as Starwood to refine the banner.

But the materials used for the banners and pennants can't be too different from those of the sacred wood of stars.

His bottom line is fourth-order materials.

However, materials with star attributes are extremely rare, and he also requires them to be of the fourth rank or higher, which is not something that can be found in a short time.

It will take about sixty more years for the Yaoji Starry Sky Divine Tree to reach the 100,000 years required for him to refine treasures.

This matter is not too urgent.

Moreover, he doesn't need star attribute materials of this grade urgently; it depends on chance and luck.

"Then let's refine the natal magic weapon for the Wildfire Sparrow first," Li Ping said with a smile.

Considering that the Wildfire Sparrow had awakened a trace of Vermilion Bird bloodline, the natal magic weapon he was about to refine for the Wildfire Sparrow was named "Vermilion Bird Fan".

This precious fan is made primarily from a feather of a fourth-tier transformed demon, so its power will undoubtedly be considerable once it is crafted.

Just do it.

He immediately instructed Meng Wanjun not to disturb him.

Li Ping then began to refine a natal magic weapon for the Wildfire Sparrow.

He took out the jade box containing fourth-tier feathers and third-tier miscellaneous feathers from his storage bag and placed it in front of him. He then took out dozens of second-tier and third-tier spiritual materials.

Sit cross-legged.

He brushed his hand across the surface of the jade box, and several talismans fell off automatically without any wind. Then, with a 'snap,' he opened the jade box, revealing the fourth-tier feather that he had initially refined.

The moment the jade box was opened, a fiery aura rose from the feathers, causing the temperature inside the room to rise rapidly.

Li Ping's expression also became solemn at this moment. If a Foundation Establishment cultivator were here, he probably wouldn't even be able to get close to the fourth-tier materials, let alone process or refine them.

He took a deep breath, waved his hand, and used his magic to control the feathers to float in front of him. Then he exhaled a mouthful of pill fire.

He then began to meticulously refine the object by continuously casting incantations with both hands...

……

More than half a year later.

Li Ping opened his eyes, and in front of him, an antique-style feather fan was gently floating.

This fan is only a few feet in size, and is entirely crimson red. Flame-shaped talismans constantly leap across its surface, and as the talismans move, waves of high temperature surge out of the fan.

An oppressive aura permeated the air, giving the entire room a stifling feeling.

Clearly, this precious fan is no ordinary object; it is extraordinary at first glance.

Li Ping examined the precious fan in front of him, a satisfied smile appearing in his eyes.

Made primarily from the feathers of a fourth-order transformed demonic bird, this Vermilion Bird Fan, while not as powerful as his Dragon-Slaying Guillotine, is undoubtedly among the top-tier magical treasures used by Core Formation cultivators.

Holding the Vermilion Bird Fan, Li Ping pushed open the door and summoned the Wildfire Sparrow to his side.

Whoosh!

Under his control, the Vermilion Bird Fan floated to the front of the Wildfire Sparrow.

Looking at the Vermilion Bird Fan in front of it, the Wildfire Sparrow sensed the blood-related aura within it, and a look of confusion appeared in its eyes.

"Chirp chirp~"

It murmured in bewilderment.

Li Ping shook his head, offering no further explanation, and simply instructed it to refine the Vermilion Bird Fan for its own use.

Considering that the intelligence of a third-tier demon beast is still very low, equivalent to that of a human toddler.

Therefore, Li Ping did not simply give the instructions and leave it at that. Instead, he patiently and meticulously taught it how to breathe out spiritual flames, infuse the Vermilion Bird Fan with demonic power, and imprint its own spiritual aura upon it.

While the wildfirebird was confused, it heard its master's instructions in its mind, and it immediately came to its senses and obediently did as it was told.

Just as Li Ping had predicted, because the fourth-tier Fiery Arrow Eagle and the Wildfire Sparrow were connected by blood, the residual aura inside the Vermilion Bird Fan did not affect the Wildfire Sparrow.

In less than half a day, it had initially refined the Vermilion Bird Fan and swallowed it.

In the years that followed, the Vermilion Bird Fan remained inside the Wildfire Sparrow's belly, where it was nurtured daily by the Sparrow's natal spiritual flame and elixir essence. As its power increased day by day, it also became more and more connected with the Sparrow's mind, eventually achieving a state of perfect harmony.

Seeing that the Wildfire Sparrow had swallowed the treasure fan, Li Ping nodded slightly and ordered it to go and cultivate on its own.

Then, he called Meng Wanjun over and asked her how the search for a shop was going.

Meng Wanjun excitedly approached Li Ping: "Young Master, not long ago, a small shop in the city market was up for sale. I have already spoken with him, and I can take over his shop, along with all the items inside, for a transfer fee of only eight thousand spirit stones."

"Eight thousand spirit stones? Transfer fee?" Li Ping was speechless as he looked at Meng Wanjun's excited expression.

Seeing the young master shake his head, Meng Wanjun couldn't help but feel disheartened: "Ah! Young master, have I been deceived?"

"It's not your fault." Li Ping smiled and shook his head. "It's normal that you're not familiar with this kind of thing, as it's your first time doing it."

Meng Wanjun had almost no experience with mundane affairs since childhood, so it was indeed difficult for her to negotiate such matters.

People see her as a naive and innocent girl, and it would be strange if they didn't rip her off.

Hearing the young master's words of comfort, Meng Wanjun's expression improved considerably. She cautiously inquired, "What about the shop?"

"This matter..." Li Ping pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "Let's go take a look together."

……

The shop that Meng Wanjun mentioned was originally a general store that bought and sold talismans, magical artifacts, pills, and materials.

The shop owner is a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.

He told Meng Wanjun that the main reason he wanted to transfer the shop was to raise enough spirit stones to buy resources to break through to the late Foundation Establishment stage.

Upon seeing Meng Wanjun arrive, a smile involuntarily appeared on his face.

But when he saw Li Ping following behind Meng Wanjun, he immediately became flustered. He obviously did not expect that behind this gullible female cultivator, there was actually a senior at the Core Formation Realm.

"Senior." He quickly bowed respectfully.

Li Ping didn't give him a friendly look, just gave a curt "hmm" and walked into the shop, scanning the talismans, magical artifacts, materials, and other items displayed there with his divine sense.

His face immediately turned ugly, and he let out a cold snort: "Hmph! You dare ask me for eight thousand spirit stones for this rubbish?"

Upon hearing this, the mid-Foundation Establishment man looked embarrassed: "Senior misunderstands. As the saying goes, 'ask for the sky, bargain when it's down.' The price I mentioned is not unnecessarily negotiable."

Upon hearing this, Meng Wanjun immediately became angry.

When this guy told her the price of "eight thousand spirit stones," he acted like she was getting a great deal.

When the young master intervened, she realized that he had been setting her up all along.

……

Finally, after a "friendly" discussion with the man in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, Li Ping decided not to take the junk in the man's shop and accepted the remaining lease with the Immortal City for 500 spirit stones.

The shop rent is also paid every ten years, with one year remaining on the lease, and the tenant has the right of first refusal to renew the lease upon expiration.

a few days later.

The shop was two zhang wide and seven zhang deep, with a vast, open space outside.

An antique-style signboard for "Caibaixuan" was hung up.

Shop Introduction: Specializing in the refining of pills of level three and above, as well as the recycling of spiritual herbs, spiritual materials, and second-hand magical artifacts (including production-related items).

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