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

After selecting a suitable cave dwelling, Pei Yiming retrieved the corresponding restriction token.

"This is the restriction token for the No. 53 cave dwelling in the Ding pattern of Lingxiu Peak. With this token, you can freely enter and exit the cave dwelling. If you feel that the restriction you brought is not good enough, you can also go to the Array Hall or the market to buy an array to set up. However, you must report to the Daoxuan Hall before setting it up."

"Thank you for informing me, senior brother. I understand now."

Zhang Li accepted the restriction token and expressed his gratitude.

"By the way, I'm only temporarily filling in at this Dao Xuan Hall. I'll be returning to the Incense Hall afterward. If you need any missions in the future, feel free to come find me."

Before leaving, Pei Yiming pulled him aside again and whispered something.

"Definitely, definitely."

Zhang Li nodded in agreement and then took his leave of Daoxuan Palace.

……

Following the directions left on the restriction token, Zhang Li quickly found Ling Xiufeng's location.

"Is this Lingxiu Peak?"

Zhang Li stood on the shadowy boat, looking down from high above.

A towering green mountain, over 500 feet high, stretched out before us. Its slopes were covered in lush vegetation, with wisps of spiritual mist swirling around its waist. Countless courtyards and caves were scattered throughout the mountain, and inner disciples came and went in an endless stream. Everywhere, one could see streaks of light rising and falling, creating a lively and bustling scene.

It was sunset, and the glow of the setting sun spread across the layered mountains of Lingxiu Peak. The golden-red light pierced through the swirling mist, casting a warm halo over the green pines, courtyards, and caves.

As far as the eye can see, verdant peaks rise one after another, and the sunset glows over the mountains. This is the true scenery of a celestial realm.

"Being able to witness such a beautiful sight makes my journey to this world of cultivation worthwhile."

Zhang Li couldn't help but sigh softly.

Unfortunately, such a beautiful scene is fleeting; in no time, dusk will swallow up the sunset, leaving only a heavy mountain mist shrouding the peaks.

Nothing lasts forever; it is all just fleeting illusion.

This fleeting beauty only strengthened Zhang Li's resolve to live forever.

Only after the sun had completely set and the silver moon hung high in the sky did Zhang Li slowly withdraw his gaze and steer the Black Shadow Boat toward the cave halfway up the mountain.

As Zhang Li approached, the restrictions outside the cave were automatically triggered, and a layer of yellow light screen protected the cave.

After taking out the restriction token and inputting mana, the yellow light curtain generated by the restriction split open in the middle, creating a passage for entering and exiting the cave.

Zhang Li stepped through the passage and entered the cave.

The former owner of the cave dwelling, having failed to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage and growing old, voluntarily applied to the sect to leave the mountain, choosing to settle in a market town, marrying several mortal women, and having children to continue the family line.

When they left, they took everything they could from the cave.

When Zhang Li came to take over, the cave dwelling, which could accommodate more than a dozen people, contained nothing but a stone bed and a set of tables and chairs.

"That saves me the trouble of cleaning up."

After taking a quick stroll around the cave, Zhang Li murmured to himself.

Looking at the spacious and empty cave, he silently considered what he needed to buy.

Before breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage, he would have to live in this cave dwelling, so naturally he wanted to decorate it according to his own wishes.

Soon, having decided in his mind what items he needed, he decided to go to the inner market the next day.

After making up his mind, Zhang Li sat on the stone bench for a while before getting up and going to the innermost living room.

He took out the meditation cushion he had used earlier, sat down cross-legged, and put a Qi-nourishing pill into his mouth.

I need to start trying to refine the Qi-Nourishing Pill as soon as possible. After all, I am an alchemist. It would be a bit too lame for me to have to buy the pills I need for cultivation from the market.

A thought flashed through Zhang Li's mind, and he immediately focused his attention and began to cultivate.

……

The next day, the sky brightened.

Zhang Li, who had been cultivating until late at night, also slept in late, only getting up slowly when the sun was high in the sky.

Having just moved to the new cave dwelling, he had many things to deal with, so he didn't dare to delay and got up to leave the living room.

"Send a few communication talismans first to inform Senior Sister Lu of my promotion to inner sect."

As for the other members of the trading group, they are not currently in the sect. We will notify them when the time is right.

After throwing out the message talisman, Zhang Li headed towards a market area within the inner sect.

The market area inside the inner gate is much larger than that inside the outer gate, but it still can't compare to the Luoxia Market.

Zhang Li briefly strolled around the place to familiarize herself with the environment, and then purchased some furniture and necessities according to the items she had decided on.

He never shortchanges himself in this regard.

After several busy days, Zhang Li finally finished setting up the cave dwelling.

"It's finally starting to look somewhat like something!"

After looking around, he nodded in satisfaction.

With this, Zhang Li had finally settled down at Lingxiu Peak.

The day after he finished tidying up his cave dwelling, he couldn't wait to rush into the inner sect's scripture pavilion.

I spent a few spirit stones to copy several classic texts containing introductions and explanations of cultivation techniques.

For a newly promoted disciple like him, this opportunity to exchange for cultivation techniques for free is extremely important.

If this opportunity is wasted, it will take countless spirit stones to choose a suitable superior cultivation technique later.

Spirit stones are secondary; if they delay one's cultivation, that would be extremely bad.

For this reason, Zhang Li felt that he should first get a basic understanding of all the available cultivation methods before making his own choice.

Although doing this may seem time-consuming and laborious, he doesn't actually need to learn that many techniques.

After successfully cultivating the Root Shaping Technique, fire attribute now accounts for 50% of Zhang Li's four spiritual root attributes. Therefore, the cultivation methods he practices in the future will naturally focus on the fire attribute.

Considering the completeness of the training methods, the choices become even fewer.

Zhang Li would never consider those cultivation techniques that could only be practiced up to the Foundation Establishment stage, no matter how good they were.

He didn't think he was lucky enough to collect all the subsequent cultivation techniques, let alone write them out on his own.

Don't joke around. Zhang Li knows his own limitations.

Even comprehending a technique requires external assistance, let alone deduce the content of subsequent techniques out of thin air; that's simply wishful thinking.

Therefore, there are actually not many cultivation methods available to Zhang Li, only three at most.

Three days later.

After carefully reading through the introductions of the three cultivation methods and the cultivation insights and admonitions left by his predecessors, he had already formed a general understanding in his mind.

The first choice is definitely the "Golden Crow Burning Flame Scripture," which can be cultivated to the late stage of the Golden Core realm. After achieving the Golden Core realm with this technique, one can also cultivate a supernatural power called "Golden Crow True Fire," which is extremely domineering and can burn anything.

Unfortunately, to truly master this divine ability, one must refine a drop of pure Golden Crow blood. The Golden Crow, an ancient and exotic bird species, has long been extinct.

Therefore, although this supernatural power is powerful, it is impossible to cultivate it. Without this powerful supernatural power, the subsequent cultivation speed in the Golden Core stage will also be affected to a certain extent.

Even so, the Golden Crow Burning Flame Scripture is an extremely powerful fire-based technique. Among the various sects, it would be difficult to find a better fire-based technique.