Immortality begins with equipping a worn-out talisman pen.

After leaving the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, Li Mufeng took advantage of the warmth from the spiritual meal and returned to his cave to begin body tempering.

After equipping the [Mountain and River Town Prison Ring], he looked at the panel.

【Mountain and River Town Prison Scripture (Iron Bone Realm): 306/500】

After advancing to the Stone Skin Realm, it could clearly feel that its cultivation speed had slowed down.

Even with the aid of body-refining elixirs and weighted training, his progress was far less rapid than before.

However, body training is a gradual process that requires consistent effort over time, gradually tempering the body and accumulating qi and blood.

Li Mufeng was not in a hurry about this.

As usual, he went to the backyard and carried the heavy stone block, weighing three thousand pounds, on his shoulder.

But as soon as he exerted his strength, he was slightly taken aback.

"Um?"

Why does this stone pillar seem a bit lighter than usual today?

After breaking through the Stone Skin Realm, his physical strength had already exceeded three thousand jin. As his realm continued to improve, the stone pillar he used for cultivation was also gradually being increased in weight.

The stone pedestal he now carries is no longer the ordinary one that originally served in his cave dwelling. It was specially purchased from the market and made with an unknown amount of heavy iron and meteorite ore.

Could it be that the spiritual food eaten at Zuixianlou had an effect?

With this thought flashing through his mind, Li Mufeng immediately calmed his mind and slowly circulated his qi and blood according to the stance training recorded in the "Shanhe Zhenyu Jing".

He quickly noticed the difference.

A stream of pure and powerful qi and blood energy continuously surged from his limbs and bones, merging into his muscles, bones, and flesh.

He seemed to have inexhaustible energy.

The most direct manifestation of this is the constantly changing information displayed on the panel.

[Shanhe Town Prison Scripture +0.1]

[Shanhe Town Prison Scripture +0.1]

A look of joy appeared in Li Mufeng's eyes.

"The hind leg meat of this Ironback Demon Ape is truly highly nutritious!"

"The medicinal effect is even stronger than the body-refining elixir."

For a time, he even rediscovered the feeling of rapid progress he had when he first started cultivating the "Mountain and River Prison Scripture".

He began to make plans in his mind.

It seems that if I have the opportunity in the future, I can go to Zuixianlou more often to eat spirit beast meat.

He later learned that the meal Chen Jingyuan treated him to cost over a hundred low-grade spirit stones.

One dish alone, braised demon ape leg, costs twenty-eight spirit stones.

Li Mufeng estimated that if he wanted to increase his body-tempering speed by using spiritual food, it would be another huge expense.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh softly.

The path to immortality is indeed inseparable from spirit stones.

Even though he has now advanced to a mid-grade talisman master and can start earning more resources with mid-grade talismans, as his cultivation level improves and he comes into contact with higher-level things, he still feels that his monthly income is somewhat insufficient.

Cultivation, body refinement, magical artifacts, elixirs...

Each of them is a major consumer of spirit stones.

Ultimately, it's because we're not earning enough.

"Now that the Spirit Gathering Talismans have found a market, we need to increase production as soon as possible."

Thinking about this, Li Mufeng began to attach even greater importance to the Dao of Talismans.

After all, being a talisman master is the foundation of one's livelihood.

After several more hours of hard work, until his body reached its limit and his blood and energy were almost completely depleted, Li Mufeng finally removed the stone block and lay exhausted on the bluestone ground in the backyard.

His chest heaved violently as he gasped for breath.

At the same time, new information slowly appeared on the panel.

【Mountain and River Town Prison Scripture (Iron Bone Realm): 308/500】

Looking at his increased proficiency, Li Mufeng, despite his aching body, couldn't help but reveal a satisfied smile.

At this rate, I'm afraid my physical cultivation will surpass my spiritual cultivation.

After returning to his room, Li Mufeng took a quick shower and changed his clothes, washing away the sweat left from his body training, before sitting back down on the futon.

As the storage bag was opened, an exquisite jade bottle appeared in the palm of the hand.

It was the bottle of Na Yuan Dan that Zhou Zhengyang had given him.

He casually poured out one pill, which was perfectly round and full, with a faint spiritual light flowing over it. The fragrance of the medicine was so refreshing that just one whiff was enough to invigorate one's spirit.

"As expected of a product from a sect."

He sighed, swallowed the pill, and then began to circulate the "Mysterious Water Technique" to refine its medicinal power.

Instantly, a pure and gentle spiritual energy spread out from the dantian and flowed slowly along the meridians.

On the panel, a series of prompts kept appearing.

[Mysterious Water Technique +1]

[Mysterious Water Technique +1]

……

Time passes little by little.

Several hours later, Li Mufeng suddenly felt a throbbing pain in his meridians, and the spiritual energy in his dantian gradually became saturated, making it impossible to absorb any more spiritual energy from heaven and earth.

He then slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, finished his practice, and opened his eyes.

Then I looked at the panel.

[Realm Level: Qi Refining Level 5 (63/100)]

Looking at the progress, Li Mufeng couldn't help but show a hint of satisfaction.

This Na Yuan Pill truly lives up to its reputation as a premium pill originating from within the Qingxuan Sect; its effect on improving cultivation far surpasses that of ordinary pills.

Li Mufeng even felt that if he could keep taking pills, and with his improved spiritual root aptitude and the spirit-gathering array in his cave, he could break through to the sixth level of Qi Refining in at most half a year.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh to himself.

No wonder the cultivation speed of sect cultivators far surpasses that of rogue cultivators in the market.

Besides the difference in spiritual root aptitude, cultivation resources are also an important factor in determining the speed of cultivation.

Rogue cultivators risk their lives for a few spirit stones, while sect disciples receive regular pills, cultivation techniques, and various resources. Naturally, the gap between the two will widen over time.

The bottle of Na Yuan Dan that Zhou Zhengyang gave him was clearly of excellent quality.

Each pill is highly potent with very little toxicity, clearly not something ordinary disciples can consume at will.

"It seems that Uncle Zhou's status within the sect is even higher than I imagined."

A warm feeling welled up in Li Mufeng's heart.

Since Lu Tianhe's passing, he had not felt this kind of care from an elder for a long time.

Calculating the time, it was almost time for the day Zhou Zhengyang had agreed upon, so Li Mufeng dared not delay.

After tidying up briefly, he pushed open the door and strode towards the center of the market.

It's time to report to my martial uncle.

......

Fangshi, Baiyi Hall.

Inside the quiet room, a soundproof sheet spontaneously combusted without wind, completely isolating all external sounds.

Zhou Zhengyang sat cross-legged on a futon, with a blank talisman paper and an ordinary talisman pen in front of him.

Li Mufeng sat respectfully at the lower end, not daring to miss a single detail.

Zhou Zhengyang picked up the talisman brush but hesitated to put it down, and slowly spoke.

"Mu Feng, what do you think talismans are?"

Li Mufeng pondered for a moment.

"Using spiritual ink as blood, talisman paper as bone, and divine sense to control spiritual power, one can outline the spiritual patterns of heaven and earth within a small space."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhengyang gently shook his head.

"This is technique."

"I am asking about the Dao."