Immortality begins with equipping a worn-out talisman pen.

Chapter 95 Spiritual Root Advancement

Li Mufeng looked at the panel.

He was already very familiar with the first two effects, which were almost identical to those of the first-tier alchemy furnaces he had equipped before.

As for the third effect, he had seen the same attribute when he equipped the rune pen.

With a thought, Li Mufeng immediately immersed his consciousness into it.

The next moment, the world changed.

The surroundings transformed into a vast white space, with an ancient and imposing Xuanhuo alchemy furnace standing quietly in the center, and neatly arranged spiritual herbs beside it.

In addition to the basic ingredients for Gathering Spirit Pills and Foundation Building Pills, even the second-tier demon beast inner cores required for refining Foundation Building Pills are all available.

Li Mufeng felt a slight tremor in his heart.

This is the first time he has equipped himself with a Tier 2 Inheritance-type item.

Unlike before when one could only observe predecessors refining elixirs and drawing talismans, this time, it has been transformed into a space for inheriting traditions where one can personally refine elixirs.

Since we're already here, why not give it a try?

Li Mufeng casually took ten portions of materials for the Spirit Gathering Pill, lit a fire, and began refining it.

Three days later.

Accompanied by a low shout.

"open!"

The furnace lid was lifted, and seven round and plump Spirit Gathering Pills flew out, filling the air with their fragrance. They were all genuine quality pills.

Before Li Mufeng could examine them closely, the seven spirit pills transformed into specks of spiritual light and slowly dissipated like smoke.

At the same time, ten new materials for the Spirit Gathering Pill reappeared at the location where the spiritual materials had just been taken, as if they had never been reduced.

The only thing that changed in the entire inheritance space was the proficiency level on the equipment panel.

[Spirit Gathering Pill (Mastery): 376/1000]

Seeing this, Li Mufeng finally understood the true purpose of this space.

Although the pills refined here cannot be brought into reality, they can fully preserve the experience and proficiency gained from alchemy.

In this way, using the Spirit Gathering Pill for practice would be a waste of its resources.

What's truly worth spending time on is the Foundation Building Pill.

With this in mind, he did not hesitate at all and went straight to the Foundation Establishment Pill materials.

To his surprise, even the types of inner cores of second-tier demonic beasts could be freely simulated.

With a thought, Li Mufeng quickly conjured up a water-attribute demon beast inner core that was exactly the same as the one he had obtained from Ding Si's storage bag.

He took a deep breath.

The furnace was opened again.

Seven days later.

A muffled rumble suddenly came from the alchemy furnace.

Immediately afterwards, a burnt smell wafted over.

Li Mufeng shook his head helplessly, lifted the furnace lid, and saw that the furnace had already turned into a mass of black and viscous waste pills.

"A problem occurred during the condensation of the elixir."

He only glanced at it before determining the reason for the failure.

Ten breaths later.

The clump of discarded pills slowly dissipated, the alchemy furnace was restored to its original state, and all the spiritual materials reappeared intact in their original locations.

A smile appeared on Li Mufeng's face, and he felt no heartache at all for the loss of Foundation Establishment materials.

Foundation Building Pill (Beginner): 33/100

Looking at the proficiency level on the panel, he immediately felt at ease.

With this inheritance space, even without enough Foundation Establishment experience jade slips, he can keep trying to gradually improve his proficiency with Foundation Establishment Pills.

One day, the success rate will reach 100%.

His gaze fell on the second entry, and a bold idea suddenly flashed through his mind.

If we repeatedly deduce the possibilities here, could we use the inheritance space to increase the probability of obtaining high-quality items?

In this way, he can basically guarantee that he will produce a high-quality Foundation Establishment Pill.

Thinking of this, even with his temperament, he couldn't hide the joy in his eyes.

After exiting the inheritance space, Li Mufeng was surprised to find that only one day had passed in reality.

In other words, the flow of time inside and outside is ten times different.

In this way, the value of this Xuanhuo alchemy furnace is far more astonishing than he had imagined.

Then, he put the Foundation Establishment experience jade slip he obtained from Ding Si into his equipment slot.

Ten days later, he completely used up the experience jade slip.

Foundation Establishment Success Rate +28%

After resting for a moment and recovering his depleted spiritual energy, Li Mufeng took out the second-tier water-attribute demon beast inner core he had obtained from Bai Lingxi and put it into his equipment slot.

[Azure Water Black Tortoise Inner Core (Second-Tier Low Grade)]

[Quality: Blue]

[Entry: Water Spirit Root Affinity]

[During the equipment period, continuously increase the sensitivity of the water attribute spiritual root.]

Current refining progress: 0%

[Estimated time for complete refining: 30 days.]

Thirty days.

For cultivators, it's nothing more than a snap of the fingers.

Li Mufeng was not in a hurry.

Once a monster's inner core is equipped in the equipment slot, it will slowly refine itself without requiring any manual intervention.

During this time, he can finally arrange all the preparations before establishing his foundation.

First and foremost is the Talisman Language Studio.

He spent ten days drawing a large number of first-grade low-grade and mid-grade talismans, enough for the Talisman Shop to sell for several years, and handed them all over to Shen Yuan.

Before leaving, facing a puzzled Shen Yuan, Li Mufeng calmly said, "My seclusion this time might last a long time."

Shen Yuan paused slightly, suddenly realizing why the other party had suddenly refined so many talismans, and his eyes inexplicably became moist.

After a moment of silence, Shen Yuan couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Senior Li, are you confident?"

Upon hearing this, Li Mufeng simply smiled, his tone carrying a hint of self-deprecation and a touch of relief.

"Even if you're not sure, you still have to try. Otherwise, if you keep putting it off until you're over sixty, you won't even have the right to try anymore."

Shen Yuan opened his mouth, but found that he couldn't utter a single word of comfort.

He looked at the old talisman master who had walked out of Black Stone City step by step, and finally just solemnly clasped his hands in greeting.

"Then this junior wishes you success in your Foundation Establishment and a long and prosperous path to immortality."

Li Mufeng nodded slightly, and after leaving Fuyuzhai, he went straight to Tianbaolou.

Unlike in the past when he only bought fixed spiritual materials, today Li Mufeng accepted any spiritual item that could increase the success rate of Foundation Establishment, regardless of its price.

He accepted all kinds of spiritual medicines, elixirs, calming incense, meridian-protecting powders, and even some obscure spiritual items that even Manager Huo thought had negligible effects.

Manager Huo hesitated several times before finally refraining from speaking up to dissuade him.

In his view, it was perfectly normal for a Qi Refining Ninth Level cultivator, whose lifespan was nearing the Foundation Establishment stage, to devote all his wealth to achieving Foundation Establishment.

That's exactly the effect Li Mufeng wanted.

Afterwards, he visited Xu Zhiyuan at his home.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, if you know of any pills that can aid in Foundation Establishment, please be sure to keep an eye out for them for me."

"Price is not an issue. I'm willing to try anything to increase the chances of success by even a tiny bit."

Xu Zhiyuan looked at Li Mufeng with a complicated expression.

Ever since his master refined the pills last time, he had felt a sense of guilt. Now that he saw Li Mufeng almost going all in, he naturally wanted to do his best to make amends.

"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Li, leave this matter to me. I do have some pills that can help with Foundation Establishment, and I can give them to you at cost price."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Mufeng's expression darkened slightly.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, this is absolutely unacceptable. I don't want the cheapest option; I want the best. As long as it increases the success rate, I don't care how expensive it is."

Xu Zhiyuan was taken aback at first, then sighed inwardly.

It seems this person has become somewhat obsessed with achieving Foundation Establishment.

Indeed, if I were in his shoes at that age, I'd probably be even crazier than him.

In just half a month.

Throughout the entire Heavenly Immortal City, many people who had dealings with Li Mufeng knew that this nearly sixty-year-old talisman master was pouring all his resources into preparing for his last chance to establish his foundation.

Some people felt sorry for him, some sighed, and some shook their heads in dismay, thinking that he was just making a futile struggle.

And all of this is exactly what Li Mufeng wanted them to see.

After everything is ready.

Li Mufeng arrived at Xianjufang and rented a floating island specifically for Foundation Establishment cultivators to cultivate in seclusion and break through to the next level.

The thirty-fourth floating island.

After entering the cave, he did not let his guard down in the slightest.

First, the second-tier defensive formation on the island was activated, followed by the spirit gathering formation.

In an instant, spiritual energy surged and gathered from all around.

This floating island is attached to a branch of the third-tier spiritual vein of Tianque Mountain.

Its spiritual energy is far richer than that of the inner city caves, enough to support the massive spiritual energy needed for Foundation Establishment cultivators to break through, thus it has always been the first choice for independent cultivators to cultivate in seclusion during Foundation Establishment.

Li Mufeng sat cross-legged, carefully sensed it, and nodded in satisfaction.

Just then.

The Azure Water Black Tortoise Inner Core in the equipment slot suddenly trembled slightly, then turned into countless points of light and completely dissipated.

[Water Spirit Root Sensitivity: 60]

The next moment, Li Mufeng's whole body suddenly trembled, as if some kind of shackle within him had been quietly broken.

The water elemental energy that was originally formless and intangible in the surrounding world has become clearer than ever before.

With each breath, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth actively converged upon him.

The "Boundless Ocean Technique" operates almost on its own.

The flow of magical power became increasingly smooth and harmonious, and each strand of spiritual power that was condensed was more refined and profound than before.

Li Mufeng slowly opened his eyes.

He knew that from this moment on, his water spirit root had finally entered the ranks of the superior grade.

This change is not only reflected in the speed of cultivation.

Their mastery of water-based spells, water-based talismans, and even water-attribute magical artifacts has also improved significantly.

If I were to fight Ding Si again now...

Even when he activated the Spirit Embryo [Forget River] and the Mountain Suppressing Talisman at the same time, he still had enough energy to summon another second-tier Water Dragon Talisman.

Moreover, with the blessing of a superior water elemental root, the power of the water dragon talisman will be even greater than before.

Li Mufeng slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, gradually suppressing the joy in his heart.

Everything is now ready.

Next.

Then, by utilizing the inheritance space of the Mysterious Fire Pill Furnace, one should push the proficiency of Foundation Establishment Pills to its ultimate level.