Immortality begins with equipping a worn-out talisman pen.

A few days later, Li Mufeng and Liu Yan'er signed a spiritual contract, and Li Mufeng officially became the resident talisman master of the Liu family's newly opened talisman shop.

As a token of sincerity, Liu Yan'er kept her word and handed him the two jade slips containing the inheritance of high-grade talismans.

As for the name of the new talisman shop, it was decided to be "Wanfu Zhai", which means "gathering of all talismans and embracing all kinds of arts".

After returning to his cave, Li Mufeng did not rush to comprehend the two newly acquired inheritances, but instead took out the Breakthrough Pill first.

For the past six months, he has been just one step away from the late stage of Qi Refining. Now that everything is ready, he should seize the opportunity.

As soon as the pill entered my mouth, a pure medicinal power quickly dissolved and flowed throughout my body.

The bottleneck, which had been as solid as a rock, finally began to loosen under the impact of the medicine.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth within the cave surged and converged wildly towards Li Mufeng.

His aura also rose steadily at this moment. After a long while, Li Mufeng slowly opened his eyes, a glint of light flashing in them.

Qi Refining Level 7.

Become!

Feeling the spiritual power within his body nearly twice as strong as before, Li Mufeng finally showed a smile.

From this moment on, he truly embarked on the path of immortality. Whether he became a guest elder of the family or served as a shopkeeper, he was entitled to be treated with great respect. Even in the entire market, he could be considered a prominent figure.

More importantly, only by advancing to the late stage of Qi Refining can one truly touch the door to immortality.

He is only thirty-five years old now, and there are still twenty-five years until he reaches the sixty-year-old age, which is recognized as the best age for Foundation Establishment in the cultivation world.

Once a cultivator is over sixty, their vital energy declines and their meridians wither, significantly reducing their chances of successfully establishing their foundation. Therefore, most cultivators who see no hope of establishing their foundation before the age of sixty often give up on the idea altogether and instead focus on managing their family and nurturing future generations.

But Li Mufeng was not in a hurry at all. Twenty-five years might be a very short time for an ordinary rogue cultivator.

But for him, who has an equipment slot, he can still be considered relaxed. He still has enough time to accumulate strength, improve his power, and find his own opportunity to build his foundation.

With this in mind, Li Mufeng had already made a plan. In the coming years, he planned to use the Wanfuzhai's channels to cultivate while inquiring about the Foundation Establishment Pill.

After all, for independent cultivators, the biggest challenge has never been reaching the Qi Refining Perfection stage.

Rather, it's about how to obtain that Foundation Establishment Pill, which is powerful enough to defy fate.

Taking things slowly and methodically is the right way.

Thinking of this, Li Mufeng slowly got up, walked to the cave entrance, pushed open the stone door, and the sky outside was just right. The sunlight fell on him, giving him a feeling of being in another world.

The talisman apprentice who once lived under someone else's roof and struggled for a few spirit stones has finally made it to where he is today.

From this moment on, he truly entered the upper echelons of Blackstone Market. Although in the eyes of those high and mighty sect cultivators, the late stage of Qi Refining was still nothing special, in Blackstone Market, most rogue cultivators would respectfully address him as "Senior".

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A year later, with Li Mufeng moving into Wanfuzhai, the newly opened talisman shop finally gained a foothold in Black Stone City.

Especially after a stable supply of spirit-gathering talismans was secured, the reputation of Wanfuzhai spread rapidly.

Many regular customers in the market could guess the owner of the shop just by glancing at the talismans in the store.

This is clearly Jubaoge's new business.

After all, in the entire Blackstone City, only Jubaoge can sell Spirit Gathering Talismans stably over a long period of time.

As Li Mufeng gradually increased production, the Spirit Gathering Talismans accumulated a group of regular customers. Whether it was the monster hunters who frequently entered and exited the Black Stone Mountains or the rogue cultivators who liked to roam outside, they all flocked to this talisman that could quickly restore spiritual power.

As a result, Wanfuzhai's business became increasingly prosperous.

During this time, he did not forget to practice high-grade talismans.

With the inherited jade slips that could be equipped, learning these two new high-grade talismans was a piece of cake for Li Mufeng.

Even the ancient talisman that no one could fathom—the Concentration Talisman—was easily mastered by Li Mufeng with the help of the equipment inheritance jade slip.

However, he did not rush to put it on sale. Instead, he maintained the normal failure rate of a mid-grade talisman master refining a high-grade talisman, basically producing only one flying talisman per month.

And the Concentration Talisman has never existed before.

After all, following the normal growth trajectory of a mid-grade talisman master, it would take at least fifteen years to achieve a stable output of high-grade talismans without losing money.

Even so, the Liu family still strongly supported Li Mufeng in practicing high-grade talismans, even providing him with fifty sets of talisman-making materials every month for practice.

Clearly, the Liu family has high hopes for Li Mufeng's future, and Wanfuzhai is thriving under Liu Yan'er's leadership.

During this period, in addition to the shopkeeper Liu Yan'er and the resident talisman master Li Mufeng, Wanfuzhai also recruited two new talisman master apprentices.

One of them was named Liu Qinghe, a direct descendant of the Liu family. He was twelve years old this year, possessed a low-grade spiritual root, and had a certain talent for talismans.

The other person was a rogue cultivator from the market named Chen An. He also had only a low-grade spiritual root and his talent in talismanic arts was not outstanding, but he was calm, diligent and eager to learn.

In terms of learning progress, she even slightly surpasses Liu Qinghe.

Li Mufeng didn't exactly teach them everything he knew, but he shared his knowledge without reservation. After all, with his current level of cultivation, his experience with low-grade talismans was hardly a secret anymore.

Moreover, his understanding of the Dao of Talismans deepened as he guided the two.

Many seemingly insignificant details that we don't usually notice often become clear when explained.

For him, this was an unexpected bonus.

Even in the monotonous daily life of drawing talismans, a rare sense of fun was added.

Besides that, what satisfied Li Mufeng the most was the cultivation environment of Wanfuzhai.

Just as he had guessed, the Liu family indeed spent a considerable amount of money to draw a branch of a second-tier spiritual vein into the backyard of the shop and set up a spirit-gathering array.

Although it is only a branch vein, its spiritual energy is still far more concentrated than that of an ordinary first-order spiritual vein.

This further boosted his already fast cultivation speed.

As he spent more time at Wanfuzhai, he gradually became familiar with the shopkeepers and worshippers on the surrounding streets.

To his surprise, Huang Xuan, the new neighbor who had moved into Cave No. 14 of the Bingzi building, was also sitting in a brothel on this street.

The other party is now the chief alchemist of Wang Family Alchemy Workshop - Baicaotang.

The two shops were only a few dozen feet apart, and they would bump into each other several times a day on their way to and from work.

Over time, they became nodding acquaintances who could drink tea and chat together.

After getting to know him, Li Mufeng realized that this middle-aged cultivator, who usually kept a low profile, was actually a genuine first-grade high-level alchemist.

His cultivation level had even reached the eighth level of Qi Refining.

No wonder when the two first met, the gift the other party casually gave them was a bottle of Na Yuan Pills, whose quality was in no way inferior to those produced by Danxia Peak.

Even in today's chaotic Blackstone Market, such a person would be considered quite prominent.

The days passed peacefully and fulfillingly.

During the day, Li Mufeng was in charge of Wanfuzhai, drawing talismans, cultivating, and instructing the younger generation.

At night, he would return to his cave to continue cultivating the "Mountain and River Suppressing Prison Scripture" and tempering his physical body.

Spring goes and autumn comes, and the seasons change.

Two years have passed in the blink of an eye.

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This day.

The inner hall of Wanfuzhai is a meditation room.

Li Mufeng picked up his brush and began to write. Spiritual patterns flowed from the tip of his brush, and the talisman paper shimmered with spiritual light, faintly exuding the aura of a high-grade talisman.

Just then.

Suddenly, soft footsteps came from outside the door.

Immediately afterwards, a cute little head peeked in.

It was Liu Qinghe.

The girl's face showed a hint of excitement.

"Uncle Li!"

"A distinguished guest has arrived at the hall, saying he has come specifically to see you."