Ascending from the mortal realm to become an immortal begins with taking charge of a grotto-heaven.

After counting the spirit stones in the storage bag, Zhang Li turned his attention to the other items inside.

The first to be affected was the damaged second-tier spiritual artifact.

It was an ancient bronze mirror the size of a jade plate, with a circle of simple cloud patterns carved around the edge. The mirror surface, which should have been smooth and flat, now had three cracks of varying depths.

Perhaps due to damage, or perhaps due to the passage of time, the spiritual essence of this artifact has been severely depleted, making it almost impossible to repair. Its remaining power is also extremely limited, and it is estimated that it will be completely destroyed after only a few uses.

Even if a second-tier spiritual artifact is damaged, it is not something that a Qi Refining stage cultivator can refine. Zhang Li could only inject a wisp of magic power into it, but the ancient bronze mirror did not react at all.

He refused to believe it and continued to pour his magic power into it. Only after he had exhausted most of his magic power did the ancient bronze mirror begin to react. The cloud patterns on the edge of the mirror began to light up, and then a clear sealing power began to emerge in the mirror.

"It turns out to be a sealing-type spiritual artifact, but unfortunately it can't be activated at all now."

Zhang Li stopped injecting more magic power into it. He had already consumed most of the magic power in his dantian in order to make this magical artifact reveal a trace of its power.

Even if one breaks through to the late stage of Qi Refining, it would probably require draining all of one's magical power to fully activate the ancient bronze mirror.

Zhang Li casually put away the ancient bronze mirror and began to look through the jade slips and books in his storage bag.

After searching for a while, he found the cultivation technique practiced by the cave's owner, called "Kun Di Gong". This technique can be cultivated to the Foundation Establishment stage in one step, and it is stronger than the "Qing Xuan Tu Na Jue" that Zhang Li is currently practicing.

However, this is a local martial arts technique, which is not the best choice for Zhang Li.

Even for those who are fire-elemental, he didn't just choose the "Azure Profound Breathing Technique." This technique is the foundational method that all disciples of the Azure Profound Sect cultivate before breaking through to the late stage of Qi Refining, and it can perfectly inherit other inherited techniques from the sect.

Those inherited cultivation techniques can be practiced up to the Golden Core stage.

Although the attributes of "Kun Di Gong" are incompatible with Zhang Li's, it is still a cultivation technique that can be practiced up to the Foundation Establishment stage, and that alone is enough to command a good price.

If it were put at an auction, the price might be even higher.

There's no need to rush into a solution; we can leave it for now and see.

After putting away the "Kun Di Gong" manual, Zhang Li found another beast-taming method, which should be the beast-taming law used by the cave master to control the Azure Spirit Python.

The art of alchemy is already profound and extensive, and it has already occupied a great deal of Zhang Li's time.

At least for now, he has no plans to pursue other skills, and beast taming is unlikely to be among his options. Perhaps he will consider it if he encounters a valuable spirit pet in the future.

Putting the Beast Taming Technique and the Kun Di Jue together, Zhang Li continued to look through other books and jade slips, but unfortunately most of them recorded the life experiences of the cave owner.

When he picked up the last yellow jade slip, he again thought it contained records of his life experiences. Just as he placed it between his eyebrows...

A large amount of information related to talismans entered my mind.

After a brief examination, Zhang Li was shocked and opened his mouth wide.

This jade slip actually contains a wonderful second-tier talismanic art inheritance!

This lineage is extremely complete, starting from the most basic level of talismanic arts and encompassing all the first and second-tier lineages, including nearly a hundred different methods of drawing talismans.

If he had such a complete lineage in alchemy, he could avoid half the detours.

The joy in Zhang Li's heart was simply indescribable.

Regardless of the type of skill passed down, once it reaches the bottom of the second tier, its value increases tenfold or even a hundredfold.

Furthermore, the art of talismans is one of the four most prominent arts among various skills, making it even more valuable.

No wonder there are so many low-level talismans left in this storage bag. It seems that the owner of the cave tried to draw talismans before his death, but judging from the result, it did not seem to be very successful.

After carefully putting away the priceless jade slip, Zhang Li turned to examine the other items in his storage bag.

Apart from the spirit stones, books, and jade slips that are almost unaffected, the remaining pills, talismans, and spiritual materials have almost no value due to the loss of spiritual energy and can only be treated as waste.

Having acquired the complete second-tier talismanic inheritance, he no longer cared about these things, casually putting them into his storage bag for miscellaneous items, intending to deal with them later when he had time.

After reviewing all the gains from this trip, I can say that the harvest was extremely rich.

Perhaps for a long time to come, he will not have such a rich harvest as this time.

Having made up his mind, Zhang Li sorted and organized all the supplies and finalized his itinerary.

After recuperating at the spiritual field for a few days, Zhang Li set off for Yunyu Immortal City, firstly to invite Su Qinghe to discuss the transaction of the "Root Shaping Method," believing that these aristocratic families would be interested in a method that could improve spiritual root aptitude.

He could then use this secret method to exchange with the Su family for other spiritual herbs needed for cultivation. Even if he couldn't get them all, he would find a way to get the other two main herbs.

Secondly, he wanted to buy a few spirit-breaking talismans to remove the restrictions on the jade box. He was extremely curious about what was inside the jade box, and anything sealed with such restrictions must be very valuable.

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After resting for a few days in the spirit field and fully recovering from his internal injuries, Zhang Li, not forgetting his business, set off for Yunyu Immortal City to visit Su Qinghe.

Negotiations with Su Qinghe went even easier than Zhang Li had anticipated.

It wasn't until halfway through the conversation that he realized he had seriously underestimated the importance of a secret technique that could improve one's cultivation aptitude in the eyes of aristocratic families.

In the end, Zhang Li agreed to a deal with Su Qinghe in exchange for no longer selling the secret techniques to the other families in the sect. She promised to provide Zhang Li with another main ingredient and any three second-tier spiritual herbs.

Regarding the matter of no longer sharing secret techniques with other families within the sect, even if Su Qinghe hadn't mentioned it, Zhang Li wouldn't have tried to have his cake and eat it too. He might have gotten himself into trouble, and he wasn't that stupid.

In addition to the spiritual herbs provided free of charge by the Su family, the remaining spiritual herbs could also be purchased at the Dan Ding Tower at an internal price of 20%. In order not to reveal his wealth, Zhang Li signed an additional two-year refining agreement with the Su family.

A win-win deal was thus finalized, with both sides feeling they had made a significant profit.

After settling all the matters, he bid farewell to Su Qinghe and headed to the largest spirit talisman shop in Yunyu Immortal City.

A single Breaking Restriction Talisman costs eighty spirit stones, which is more expensive than the Thunderclap Talisman, which is also a first-grade high-quality talisman. The second-grade ones are even more expensive, costing more than three hundred spirit stones each.

After considering the power of the restrictions on the jade box, Zhang Li spent a lot of money to buy a second-tier restriction-breaking talisman.

After carefully storing the precious second-tier barrier-breaking talisman, Zhang Li did not linger any longer and returned to Crescent Lake Spiritual Field aboard the Shadow Boat.