Immortality begins with inheriting the myriad arts of cultivation.

After splitting the Taiyin Cold Flame.

With a wave of his hand, Li Ping moved two balls of third-grade high-level spiritual flames into the gray island, where they reattached to the Yaoji Starwood and continued to absorb the aura emitted by the divine wood to grow.

After doing all this, he sat cross-legged and continued to ponder.

Aside from cultivation level and his natal magic weapon, what he cares about most is the inheritance of many high-level skills.

Apart from the alchemy furnace temporarily stored in the hands of Chao Xuan, a late-stage Core Formation cultivator of the Heavenly Thunder Sect.

The inherited items that Li Ping currently possesses include: a broken brewing cauldron containing the inheritance of a fourth-tier low-grade spirit brewer, a soul-refining bead containing the inheritance of a fourth-tier low-grade corpse refiner, an array token containing the inheritance of a third-tier high-grade array master, and a talisman brush containing the inheritance of a third-tier mid-grade talisman maker.

These four are the inheritances he intends to acquire. Other skills he doesn't want to learn, such as musicianship or spiritual plants, are not included.

Among the four inheritances, the fourth-order spirit fruits and spirit liquids required for the fourth-order spirit brewing technique are treasures that can only be obtained at the Nascent Soul level, so Li Ping doesn't have any ideas about them for the time being.

The nutrients required for the fourth-tier corpse refining technique are relatively simple, and he may have a chance to gather them.

However, for this technique to be of great use, it requires the corpses of high-level cultivators, or the corpses of cultivators with unique destinies, as raw materials for corpse refining.

Even if he successfully inherits this skill, assuming he doesn't do anything immoral, he probably won't be able to achieve anything for a long time.

Li Ping murmured softly, "Let's learn it first. It's a fourth-tier skill after all, and it might come in handy in the future."

Extreme Yin Qi is a spiritual material that can only be nurtured in Yin places. It can be used to refine Yin-attribute magical treasures, refine corpses, and for self-cultivation.

It is usually used more by demonic cultivators, and rarely by righteous cultivators.

To avoid being mistaken for a demonic cultivator, Li Ping would not collect it through Cai Baixuan's channels. He planned to search for extreme Yin energy when he went to the black market to gather information in the future.

Li Ping is determined to learn the third-tier superior array formation technique.

At the previous grand auction in Lingxiao City, he spared no expense in spending a large amount of spirit stones and successfully collected one set of each of the three third-grade high-quality spirit materials with the five elements.

If we can find another top-grade third-tier spiritual vein, we can successfully inherit the top-grade third-tier array techniques.

Similar to the Western Wilderness, every spiritual vein in the Great Zhou Dynasty has an owner.

However, the East China Sea is a vast expanse of water, both near the coast and in the deep sea, dotted with numerous islands, with new islands constantly being formed. Even the Immortal Alliance doesn't know the exact number of islands.

There are quite a few spiritual veins on these islands. If he is patient and spends some time searching, it shouldn't be difficult for him to find an unclaimed, top-grade third-tier spiritual vein.

The only problem is that there are many monsters and strange people in the East Sea, and they also like to stay in places with abundant spiritual energy.

Therefore, among the high-grade third-tier spiritual veins occupied by humans, there are likely to be high-level demonic beasts or supernatural beings.

He will inevitably have to go through a tough battle before he can successfully acquire the third-grade high-quality spiritual vein.

As for the third-tier mid-grade talisman-making inheritance, Li Ping had a rather indifferent attitude towards it.

Neither take the initiative nor refuse; let everything take its course.

Anyway, the boost that a mid-grade third-tier spirit talisman provides to his combat power is pitifully small, so he doesn't really care about it.

……

"How about I go to the East Sea in a while to find an unclaimed third-grade high-quality spiritual vein and inherit the third-grade array technique?" Li Ping pondered silently.

To his horror, at the very moment this thought arose in his mind...

His inner senses began to pound wildly, constantly warning him, as if daring to do so would plunge him into utter ruin. (The author, "A Good Name Is Hard to Think Of," recommends reading "Immortality Begins with Inheriting the Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation," available through the "Renren Bookstore" app. Download and install.)

"What happened?" Li Ping's eyes were filled with shock.

This level of spiritual warning had never occurred to him since he began practicing the "Nine Tribulations True Spirit Holy Scripture".

He could easily tell that if, given his current strength and trump cards, he could still sense such a crisis, then the source of the crisis must be a power at the Nascent Soul level or higher!

"Is there some major upheaval about to occur in the East China Sea, and will my trip there inadvertently lead me into it?"

"Did I reveal my wealth at the major auction, and now I'm being targeted by a certain force?"

"Or is it that the Nascent Soul cultivator from the Great Harmony Society found out about me removing the Soul-Devouring Restriction for Wei Yiling and Feng Xishuang, and therefore wants to hold me accountable?"

"Or perhaps the Heavenly Thunder Sect has learned of my inquiries into Chao Xuan's whereabouts, and my true identity has been exposed, so they're now targeting me?"

……

In the blink of an eye, countless guesses had flashed through Li Ping's mind.

He suspected every enemy, and a multitude of guesses swirled in his mind, but after half a day, he still couldn't figure it out.

"I'll skip the East Sea and search for spiritual veins within the Great Zhou territory!"

Li Ping narrowed the area, but his spiritual senses continued to issue frantic warnings.

"I'm not going anywhere; I'll stay in Lingxiao City!"

Li Ping continued to shrink the circle, and the warning signals in his mind finally subsided slowly, as if the frantic beating just now was just an illusion.

After using the process of elimination, he finally understood the source of the danger.

"Someone is lying in wait for me outside Lingxiao City, and this person is most likely a Nascent Soul cultivator. As soon as I leave the city, he will attack me!" Li Ping's expression was gloomy, and his face was full of frustration.

He couldn't understand why, after only a short while, he was being targeted by high-level cultivators again.

"Am I not cautious enough? Or is the Great Zhou Dynasty just too turbulent?" Li Ping sighed in frustration.

With a sigh, he pondered silently: "Since arriving in the Great Zhou, I have been careful in everything I do. If I have offended any Nascent Soul cultivators, it is probably only by inquiring about Chao Xuan's whereabouts and removing the Soul Devouring Restriction for Wei and Feng, which indirectly offended the Nascent Soul cultivators behind them."

"However, the Heavenly Thunder Sect is a righteous sect. If I offend them, they will directly storm into Lingxiao City to arrest me, instead of sneaking around outside the city to wait for me."

"The Great Harmony Society is a secretive organization; they dare not reveal their identities. Therefore, the person lying in wait for me is most likely a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Great Harmony Society!"

"And Wei Yiling and Feng Xishuang are also in danger!"

Thinking of this, Li Ping disregarded everything else and hurriedly flew out, heading towards Wei and Feng's cave.

If his guess is true, then these two are probably already dead from the outbreak of the Soul Devouring Forbidden Technique.

……

Several hours later, Li Ping left the cave dwelling of the two women, who saw him off.

But his expression was unusually grim: "This is strange. Everything is normal on the Datong Society side. The higher-ups haven't noticed any changes in the Soul Devouring Restriction in their souls."

"So you offended someone at the auction? But I was clearly hiding my identity at the auction."

Li Ping was completely baffled.

In the end, he could only shake his head slightly: "Forget it, since it's dangerous to leave the city, let's not leave for now."