Immortality begins with inheriting the myriad arts of cultivation.

Li Ping worked all night and didn't stop until dawn.

On the table in front of him, there was a stack of more than ten 'Azure Thunder Talismans' that emitted a faint spiritual pressure.

After a busy night, aside from the failure of drawing the first Azure Thunder Talisman, he was able to draw subsequent Azure Thunder Talismans without any deliberate control, and each one was completed smoothly.

Everything happened naturally, as if divinely inspired.

Theoretically, this is impossible. Not to mention that Li Ping has just become a first-class high-grade talisman maker, even a veteran talisman maker who has studied talisman making for decades cannot be 100% successful when drawing talismans.

Luck, condition, talisman brush, talisman ink... all affect the success rate of talisman making.

How could he be 100% successful?

After a moment of thought, Li Ping immediately thought of the 'Tree of Inheritance' in his mind.

After careful investigation, he realized that the "Tree of Inheritance" not only provided him with nourishment and skills, but also had the effect of providing permanent proof and keeping him in peak condition at all times.

The branch on the Tree of Inheritance that represents a talisman maker shows a first-tier superior talisman maker, which means that his skills will never decline, and he has a 100% success rate in drawing first-tier superior talismans and below.

This is actually quite reasonable. After all, once the branches on the tree have grown out, they can't possibly shrink back, as that would go against the laws of nature.

……

After a cultivator reaches the Foundation Establishment stage, their body has already transcended the mortal realm and possesses the ability to abstain from grains.

Sleep naturally became something optional; despite being busy all night, Li Ping was still full of energy.

After learning about another wonderful use of the 'Tree of Inheritance', he wanted to continue making talismans, but when he raised his hand, he found that he had run out of talisman paper.

Shaking his head, Li Ping walked out of the courtyard and headed towards the inner city. He planned to sell all the newly drawn "Azure Thunder Talismans" and buy some talisman skins to continue refining talismans.

There was no other way; he was desperately short of spirit stones right now.

……

Inner city, Lingbao Pavilion.

Li Ping entered the lobby on the first floor, his spiritual pressure emanating slightly. Immediately, a steward stepped forward and respectfully led him to a private room on the second floor, where spiritual tea was served.

After waiting for a moment, a female cultivator walked in with a smile. Her magnetic, slightly lazy voice rang in Li Ping's ears: "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, fellow Daoist."

Li Ping looked up and saw clearly the appearance of the Foundation Establishment female cultivator who had entered.

This is a beautiful woman dressed in a red robe. She looks to be only in her early thirties. Her appearance is only above average. Although she is not as sweet and charming as Fairy Meng, her voluptuous chest and slender waist outline the charm of a mature woman.

Li Ping couldn't help but take a few more glances at it.

Noticing Li Ping's gaze, the beautiful woman chuckled inwardly, took two steps to the table, sat down across from Li Ping, and smiled at him without saying a word.

A moment later, the beautiful woman spoke up again, introducing herself: "My name is Miaorou, and I am the manager of this Lingbao Pavilion. This fellow Daoist looks unfamiliar; please forgive my poor eyesight. Are you new to the Immortal City? May I ask your name?"

Li Ping nodded: "My surname is Li, but Manager Miao has guessed wrong. I have been in Immortal City for decades, and I am not a newcomer."

"So it's Fellow Daoist Li. May I ask what brings you to this establishment?" The beautiful woman surnamed Miao smiled slightly, but in her heart she was recalling whether there was a Foundation Establishment cultivator like Li Ping in the Immortal City.

Without wasting words, Li Ping took out more than ten first-grade high-quality Azure Thunder Talismans he had drawn the night before from his storage bag, and then smiled at the beautiful woman: "Manager Miao, I wish to sell these talismans to your establishment."

"I didn't expect you to be a talisman maker." The beautiful woman was somewhat surprised, but after examining the Azure Thunder Talismans one by one, a hint of disappointment appeared in her eyes.

She could see clearly that these talismans were all Azure Thunder Talismans, belonging to the first-tier high-grade talismans.

A first-grade, high-quality Azure Thunder Talisman is equivalent to a full-force attack from a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, and each one costs only five or six spirit stones.

The disappointment in her eyes flashed by, and the beautiful woman put on a polite smile again: "13 first-grade superior Azure Thunder Talismans, rounded up. My Lingbao Pavilion is willing to buy them back for 70 spirit stones, just to make friends with you."

Li Ping nodded: "Deal."

……

A moment later, Li Ping appeared outside the Lingbao Pavilion. The only difference was that the thick stack of Azure Thunder Talismans in his storage bag had dwindled to just two, but he had gained seventy more spirit stones.

Li Ping had only spent less than twenty spirit stones to buy talisman ink and talisman skin, but after making the talismans, he made several times the profit.

Earning so many spirit stones in just one night made Li Ping marvel at the exorbitant profits of talisman making.

Of course, it would be impossible for other talisman makers to achieve such high profits with just first-tier high-grade talismans.

They can't guarantee a 100% success rate like Li Ping. If the success rate is low, and costs are factored in, the profit might only be one or two times.

Moreover, Li Ping is a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and he can cast the Azure Thunder Technique more than ten times in one night. If it were a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, casting the Azure Thunder Technique once would probably consume most of their mana, forcing them to meditate to recover.

In such circumstances, it was common to draw a single Azure Thunder Talisman every few days on average.

In this way, the speed at which they earn spirit stones is naturally not comparable to that of Li Ping.

It is precisely because casting spells of the same level consumes too much mana and is slow, far less agile and swift than magical artifacts, that cultivators do not usually use spells as a regular means of combat.

Unless they are fighting against mortals, they mostly use magical artifacts or talismans to fight.

……

As Li Ping pondered, he walked towards the outer city. He wanted to quickly earn enough spirit stones to buy a few second-tier magic weapons, otherwise he would feel too insecure when facing cultivators of the same level.

Li Ping walked slowly towards the outer city, but when he reached the city gate, he was stopped.

"You're Li Ping!" The burly man with a full beard stared at Li Ping and demanded angrily.

The burly man was wearing a blue Taoist robe, which stretched his large body so much that it became a tight-fitting garment, suggesting that he had been practicing some kind of body-refining technique.

Upon briefly sensing the aura of the burly man with the thick beard, Li Ping was immediately taken aback; the man was actually a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Behind the burly man stood a weak-looking early Foundation Establishment cultivator, who was also staring at him with unfriendly eyes.

Two Foundation Establishment cultivators blocked his way, and they seemed to have a very unfriendly attitude towards him.

Li Ping was dumbfounded.