Immortality begins with equipping a worn-out talisman pen.

Li Mufeng was slightly taken aback.

This was the first time he had ever heard of this name.

He knew a little about common attack talismans, defense talismans, and escape talismans.

But this spirit-gathering talisman was unheard of.

Liu Yan'er continued:

"According to the appraisal, this talisman is indeed a mid-grade first-tier talisman, and its lineage is very complete. In theory, it should be very easy to draw. However, in recent years, none of the talisman masters that my Treasure Pavilion has cooperated with have been able to successfully draw it, and even some high-grade first-tier talisman masters are helpless against it."

Li Mufeng couldn't help but frown.

Why?

Liu Yan'er's smile became somewhat strange.

"Because this is an ancient talisman, over the years, our Treasure Pavilion has invited several talisman masters to try to comprehend it, including two senior talisman masters at the first-tier high-grade level."

"Without exception, they all failed. They could understand the structure of the spirit runes and the way of writing, but once they actually put pen to paper, the talisman would collapse on its own in the final stage."

"Some people suspect that the inheritance is incomplete, others suspect that the ancient talismans are different from the current drawing methods, and some even believe that the ancient talismans cannot be replicated with the current spiritual atmosphere."

At this point, Liu Yan'er sighed softly and her gaze fell on Li Mufeng.

"So even now, this legacy remains gathering dust in the storeroom of Jubaoge."

"If Fellow Daoist Li is interested, he can take a look first, but after all, it's a first-tier mid-grade talisman master's inheritance, and the price..."

Li Mufeng had made a small fortune drawing water arrow talismans over the past few months, and now his storage bag contained over six hundred spirit stones. He immediately asked:

"How many spirit stones?"

"Eight hundred low-grade spirit stones."

Li Mufeng's expression hardened. He hadn't expected that after working himself to the bone for so many days and saving every penny, the spirit stones he had accumulated were still not enough to buy a talisman master's inheritance.

Liu Yan'er seemed to notice Li Mufeng's embarrassment and said with a smile:

"However, if Master Li can sign a spiritual contract with our Treasure Pavilion, we can halve the original amount of this talisman master's inheritance."

Li Mufeng showed no joy, because he knew in his heart that such gifts were often the most valuable.

He picked up his teacup, took a small sip, leaned back slightly, and then asked:

"What are the conditions?"

Liu Yan'er was surprised by the other party's composure and couldn't help but think more highly of Li Mufeng. She said:

"As long as Master Li agrees, all the spirit-gathering talismans you draw in the future will be sold by my Jubao Pavilion."

After thinking it over, Li Mufeng felt that there was nothing wrong with it.

Firstly, such ancient talismans are extremely rare. Secondly, with the behemoth Jubaoge acting as his guarantor, he naturally doesn't need to worry about being targeted after drawing the talisman.

After a moment's hesitation, he nodded in agreement.

Upon seeing this, Liu Yan'er smiled and quickly instructed her maid to fetch the talisman.

Before long, Li Mufeng saw a maid present a tray with both hands.

On the tray was an ancient-looking jade slip, which was clearly the mid-grade talisman master's inheritance that he had been longing for.

On the other side of the tray, there was a spiritual contract placed to the side.

Without further hesitation, Li Mufeng placed a bag of spirit stones on the tray, picked up the spirit contract, and carefully examined it. The contents were indeed as Liu Yan'er had described.

With a thought, spiritual light appeared in his hand, and he imprinted his spiritual power mark into it.

A moment later, the spirit contract floated down and landed in Liu Yan'er's hand. She smiled slightly:

"Then I wish Master Li a speedy breakthrough to the intermediate-grade talisman master level."

After saying that, he handed the jade slip to Li Mufeng.

The moment he received it, Li Mufeng's eyes narrowed slightly, and familiar panel text lit up in his vision.

[Ancient talisman jade slip detected. Equip it?]

He suppressed his excitement, solemnly placed the jade slip into his storage bag, then slightly bowed and said with a smile, "Now that I have the inheritance of a mid-grade talisman master, I happen to be lacking a suitable talisman brush. I wonder if Manager Liu has any?"

Liu Yan'er smiled sweetly: "Of course, fellow Daoist, please follow me."

After leaving the private room, the two did not return to the first floor, but instead walked along a special corridor inside the building towards the back.

Along the way, one can see many ingenious restriction formations from time to time. After passing through several portals, the view suddenly opens up.

A vast hall came into view, surrounded by dozens of display cases made of rosewood.

Each display case is adorned with magical artifacts that shimmer with spiritual light.

There are talisman brushes, carving knives, inkstones, and all sorts of magical implements needed for cultivating immortality, including alchemy furnaces and array flags.

Liu Yan'er raised her jade hand and pointed to a crimson talisman pen at the very front.

"This brush is called the Crimson Flame Brush. It is made from the tail hair of a Crimson Flame Wolf, a late-stage first-tier demon beast. It is priced at 180 spirit stones. When drawing fire-attribute talismans, it can increase their power by an additional 0.5%.

Li Mufeng nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping across the screen, where information quietly appeared.

【Crimson Flame Brush】

[Rank: Mid-grade Tier 1 Magic Item]

[Entry: Gray]

[Effect: (Displayed after equipping.)]

With only one effect, Li Mufeng immediately lost interest, and it was only a very low-level gray entry.

Liu Yan'er naturally had no idea what he was thinking, but seeing that Li Mufeng seemed uninterested, she continued her introduction.

"This brush is called the Azure Jade Spirit Pattern Brush. The brush handle is made of Azure Jade Bamboo, which is very helpful for the conduction of spiritual energy. It was made by an inner disciple of our sect's Weapon Refining Peak and is priced at two hundred and thirty spirit stones."

Li Mufeng looked again.

【Jade Spirit Pattern Brush】

[Rank: Mid-grade Tier 1 Magic Item]

[Entry: Gray]

[Effect: (Displayed after equipping.)]

The entry was still grayed out, and he shook his head slightly.

Next, Liu Yan'er introduced him to several other mid-grade talisman brushes of good quality, all of which were masterpieces by elders or inner disciples of the Refining Peak.

However, Li Mufeng did not react at all, simply because although these talisman pens had different functions, they were all grayed out.

Even the secondhand, broken bamboo talisman brush left by my master was a white entry.

Does this mean we have to buy second-hand equipment?

Thinking this through, he carefully considered his words and asked:

"These are all too expensive. Jubao Pavilion usually buys back some second-hand talisman brushes. Could you take a look at those?"

Upon seeing this, Liu Yan'er feigned sudden realization and then said somewhat apologetically:

"It was my oversight. Master Li just bought a talisman master's inheritance. According to the rules, he should enjoy a discount when purchasing talisman brushes. How about this, whichever one Master Li takes a fancy to, my Treasure Pavilion will sell it to him at half price. If he doesn't have enough spirit stones right now, he can make up the difference later."

Li Mufeng shook his head. "Take me to see some secondhand ones instead."

Liu Yan'er didn't press the matter further and gave a slight bow, saying:

Please move to the first floor.