Ji Yu stood up suddenly, his face full of shock. He stared at the jade box in Li Qinglin's hand and said with difficulty,

"Is what Brother Han said true?"

His father, the foundation-building master, was gradually reaching the end of his life and his time was running out.

That's why he called back his posthumous son who was lost in the mortal world, wanting to train him before he died.

Ji Yu was naturally extremely anxious and wanted to prolong the life of his patron.

Unfortunately, almost all types of life-extending pills are only effective the first time they are taken.

His father had taken all the life-extending pills he could get his hands on.

The mutated high-quality mountain ginseng is extremely rare.

It can also extend his father’s life by five years!

Li Qinglin nodded seriously, "Of course it's true."

Ji Yu quickly walked up to Li Qinglin and subconsciously wanted to take the jade box.

But he paused, then with a sincere look in his eyes, he bowed to everyone and said,

"This ginseng is extremely important to me. I hope you will give me some face. I will definitely repay you handsomely one day!"

"Haha, Brother Ji, that's not the case. You go ahead." Fan Shang said with a smile.

"That's right, I don't want to bid for this item, Brother Ji, please do as you like."

Naturally, the others did not want to offend Ji Yu over such a major matter.

However, Fan Shang, Shang Xuan and Tong Ruo all looked at Wang Lanhua with fiery eyes.

Women love beauty, so it is understandable that Shang Xuan and Tong Ruo do that.

But Fan Shang muttered quietly,

"This Wanglan Flower is a life-changing gift to me! If I had a face like Jade Young Master, not to mention the female cultivators in the Qi training stage, even the foundation-building masters in the Sword Manor would have a try..."

Seeing that no one wanted to compete for the Mountain Luo Ginseng, Ji Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

He then turned around and was about to say something when he saw Li Qinglin had already put the jade box in Ji Yu's hand.

"I am grateful to you for taking the time to help me find a geomancer. I, Han, have always believed in repaying a drop of kindness with a spring of gratitude.

I will give this ginseng to Fellow Daoist Ji."

When Ji Yu heard this, he shook his head like a rattle.

"No, no, favor is favor, and transaction is transaction."

Having said that, he took out the Shui Yuan Dan.

Then he thought for a moment, and cautiously took out from his arms a seal that was the size of a palm, as thick as a baby's arm, and cinnabar red in color, with four seal characters "Daojing Silk Treasure" engraved on the bottom.

"This is a Taoist silk seal, a self-defense item my father left for me. It can trigger a full-strength attack comparable to that of an early foundation-building cultivator. Originally, there were three chances, but now there is only one left."

Li Qinglin was surprised when he heard this, and he continued,

"This seal is too valuable."

Ji Yu said nothing, and directly stuffed the Shuiyuan Pill and the Taoist Silk Seal into Li Qinglin's arms.

Then he looked around and lowered his voice,

"I wonder if Brother Han has any similar spiritual plants that can prolong life, or... plants with a higher age?"

Li Qinglin heard this, his eyes revealed bitterness, and he said, "I am lucky enough to be able to grow a ten-year-old mutant medicine. How dare I expect more!"

Ji Yu glanced at Li Qinglin and felt that he did not seem to be lying, so he took out the jade box.

The lid of the box was slightly lifted up, and rich wood-type spiritual energy rushed out. When Ji Yu smelled it, some of his tiredness disappeared and he felt a little younger.

Snap!

He immediately closed it again, chanted some magic spells, and cast multiple restrictions on the jade box before carefully putting it into the storage bag.

Afterwards, the atmosphere of this internal trade fair became lively and everyone made bids.

In the end, Fan Shang and the other two bought one of Li Qinglin's Wanglan flowers each.

Li Qinglin picked up four entanglement talismans, a barrier-breaking pill, and five pounds of blood-brown soil.

The value of five kilograms of blood-brown soil is slightly higher than that of the fine Wanglanhua, so Li Qinglin took out thirteen spirit stones as compensation.

Then, Li Qinglin found Xu Fanbei, took out three red essence beads, and asked him to forge them into Hunyuan beads.

Xu Fanbei didn't say much and agreed happily.

…

One month later.

Li Qinglin sat cross-legged in the dark room, his aura falling silent.

He held a mid-grade spirit stone in his hand, with all his attention focused on his lower dantian.

The magic power in the lower dantian shrank and settled, and under his control, it was condensed and compressed again and again.

Thanks to the magical effect of Shuiyuandan, Li Qinglin's magic power is 30% more refined than before.

So at this moment he further condensed his magic power, appearing calm and composed.

As time goes by.

A certain moment.

I saw an extremely tiny spirit crystal condensed from the long river of magic power.

It contains the principles and theories of the wood element, and contains some mysterious talismans.

It’s a pity that it is too weak. It appears for a moment and then quickly fades away.

The appearance of the magic crystal means a breakthrough to the middle stage of Qi training.

But at this moment, Li Qinglin still maintained his cross-legged sitting posture, and the strange movement in his lower dantian continued.

Finally, another magical crystal condensed.

A total of two spirit crystals!

Li Qinglin suddenly opened his eyes, and a faint sense of Mu Yi flashed across his eyes.

The spiritual energy in the outside world was slightly disordered, and a backward wave of air appeared.

But under the cover of the maze, not a single trace was revealed.

"Fourth level of Qi training!"

Li Qinglin showed a look of delight.

This speed is only slightly slower than Ji Yu, the son of the Foundation Establishment Ancestor.

【Lifespan: 21/135】

[Immortal Realm: Fourth Level of Qi Training]

[Immortal Technique: Water and Wood Dual Element Sutra (Fourth Level 1%)]

Mana Feature 1: Soul-Stayed Green Yuan (Low Level)

Mana Feature 2: Soul Return (Low Level)

His life span increased by seven years, mainly due to the practice of the Dual Element Method, a wood-based immortal method.

The two mana crystals each represent a mana characteristic.

An ordinary cultivator in the middle stage of Qi training can actually only condense one spirit crystal and gain one magical attribute.

Only the best among them, such as Ji Yu, who has a middle-grade spiritual root and is the son of a foundation-building ancestor, can possess two or more spiritual crystals when breaking through.

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It represents the total amount of mana in the body, which is twice that of an ordinary cultivator.

If it is supplemented with another magical characteristic, the resulting difference in strength will be overwhelming.

And the gap will become bigger and bigger as time goes by!

"Remaining in the Green Origin, Evolving the Spirit and Returning to the Origin..."

Li Qinglin whispered silently, looking down at the lines on his palms. He could faintly see the energy of Wood Yi flashing under his skin.

The skin has a healthy complexion and is extremely youthful, as if even time cannot age it.

The characteristics of Zhuling Qingyuan are also very simple, almost a must for the dual-yuan method. It can keep one's youth forever and keep one's complexion white even after aging. Unless the body dies, the magic power of the body will not decline.

As for the return of the soul...

Li Qinglin's eyes moved, and his magic power surged out. Suddenly, a seed that was invisible to the naked eye in the dark room disintegrated with a bang, and the explosion splashed out, even forming a ground spike about ten feet high.

The method of wood solution can detonate things belonging to the wood element. The greater the spirituality it contains, the stronger the power after detonation.

At this moment, in Li Qinglin's perception, the magic power consumed by this wood-releasing method reappeared out of thin air and recovered into Li Qinglin's dantian.

He looked carefully and was surprised to find that it had recovered as much as 20%!

"The soul-returning power can return the consumed mana, thereby enhancing the continuity of spellcasting..."

Li Qinglin whispered silently.

Breaking through to the middle stage of Qi training brought a huge improvement to his strength.

To be frank, he can beat ten of his previous selves.

After several rounds of breathing exercises, he stabilized the surging magical power.

Half an hour later, Li Qinglin took out a Hunyuan Pearl that was as smooth as an egg and emitted a faint precious light.

Xu Fanbei is indeed talented in refining weapons.

It only took a few days to refine the Red Essence Pearl into a first-grade intermediate-quality magical weapon.

It even has two prohibitions engraved on it: [All Things Return to One] and [Big and Small Ruyi], and it is also expandable. The quality can be improved by simply smelting more red essence beads afterwards.

The Hunyuan Pearl was hazy and vast, and three smaller red essence beads could be vaguely seen rising and falling inside.

Every time the Hunyuan Pearl is activated, the various red essence beads inside will stimulate the power of water essence, which can gather and disperse at will. It can be differentiated or merged into one, and can be used for attack or defense, which is extremely convenient.

Even among the mid-grade first-level magical instruments, it is considered a top-grade product.

That is to say, Li Qinglin broke through to the middle stage of Qi training and his magic power skyrocketed.

If it had been before, even if he had squeezed himself dry, he would not have been able to activate the Hunyuan Pearl.

Even so, this Hunyuan Pearl is also a "fuel tiger". Li Qinglin silently estimated that if he had sufficient mana, using it five or six times would completely exhaust the mana in his body.

Even if you hold the spirit stone and draw spiritual energy from it all the time, it can only increase your chances of survival by a few more times.

Of course, if you are within the range of the Three-Spike Plantain, which can attract spiritual energy, then it won’t be a problem.

I am just a ruthless artillery, and all I have to do is bombard the Hunyuan Pearl.

“It would be great if I could own a blessed land, the Qiankun Sun and Moon Pot, or some small world fragments.

Carrying three spikes of plantain with you at all times is like having a spiritual root of heaven and earth to sustain yourself. With every move you make, a long river of magic power will wash down..."

Li Qinglin sighed silently, then slowly stood up.

I have been away for more than three years in this journey to seek immortality.

It's time to go back to the mortal world to visit my family.

He packed up his storage bag, locked the courtyard, checked the formation, refilled the spirit stones for energy, and after giving a few words of instruction to the straw puppet, he rode his flying crane and headed out of the Three Mountains.

…

"Strange, is there something wrong with Nephew Han? Why hasn't he replied in a month?"

The temperature was scorching, the ground was rough, and the air was filled with the smell of burning saltpeter.

Zhuang Yanjing stood outside a cave in the Tanzheling volcano group.

He lowered his head and looked at the jade talisman. He had sent several messages in succession, but no one responded. He couldn't help but feel confused.

Plop! Suddenly, the door of the cave opened, the restrictions were lifted, and a tall monk with disheveled hair, high cheekbones, and a serious sense of mental overdraft rushed out.

"Friend Zhuang!"

When the tall monk saw Zhuang Yanjing, his face was immediately filled with gratitude, and he bowed deeply and said,

"Thank you, Brother Zhuang, for saving me and bestowing me with the Silver Vein Sunflower. Otherwise, I, Old Zhang, would have lost my mind and would have become an evil cultivator sooner or later and been killed by the Discipline Department!"

Upon seeing this, Zhuang Yanjing immediately stepped forward and helped the man up.

"Brother Zhang, why do you have to be like this? We have known each other for decades and have helped each other to get to where we are today."

Upon hearing this, the tall monk subconsciously tightened his grip on Zhuang Yanjing's arm, feeling extremely emotional.

"Fellow Daoist Zhuang is indeed meticulous and cautious. He even has a collection of fine silver-veined sunflowers. It seems that I have to collect more in the future. Even if they are useless now, they may be useful in the future..."

The tall monk was full of admiration in his words. Fellow Daoist Zhuang had prepared for a rainy day and had hidden it so deeply!

Why didn't he see it before?

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Yanjing coughed, and a rare trace of embarrassment flashed across his face.

But he did not explain too much. He asked the tall monk to rest well and not to go down the mine rashly if he was not absolutely sure, and then he left in a hurry.

"My old friend Yang Jian seems to have found an extraordinary successor..."

(End of this chapter)