Cultivation begins in the endless sea.

Chapter 41 A Clever Mind

Lin Qing narrowed his eyes, and almost instinctively released his oppressive aura, which he then quickly withdrew.

"That statement is just too..."

Recalling the myths of the blue planet, the phrases "Fellow Daoist, please wait" and "This thing is destined for me" are considered classic sayings.

However, it's not a good reputation!

Zhang Qifan was startled by Lin Qing's sudden aura of power and stammered, "Senior, I was blind to your true strength, please forgive me..."

As he spoke, he took out the pills he had just received.

Private fights are prohibited in the market, but if you offend a Foundation Establishment senior, there are a hundred ways to make him wish he were dead.

Lin Qing didn't expect Zhang Qifan to react so strongly. It seems that the infighting among cultivators is quite serious outside of Wanling Island.

"What urgent matter is it?"

Lin Qing asked casually, glancing out of the corner of his eye at Bai Ling'er, who was only a little pale, but her expression was calm and composed.

"This…"

Zhang Qifan hesitated for a moment, but remembering his master's instructions, he gritted his teeth and quickly explained:

"I have witnessed your superb alchemy skills, senior. I had hoped to ask you to refine a batch of pills, but I did not expect to offend you."

Upon hearing this, Lin Qing remained expressionless and calmly declined, saying, "I'm busy."

Without waiting for Zhang Qifan's reaction, she walked out of the herbal medicine shop.

Not far from the spirit medicine shop, Bai Ling'er lowered her body and apologized nervously, "Ling'er was naive and rashly led you to the spirit medicine pavilion. Please forgive me."

"Oh?"

Lin Qing paused, thinking, "This girl is interesting."

He then pretended not to understand and pressed further, "What wrong have you done?"

Bai Ling'er's face paled, and she hurriedly explained, "Although my cultivation is low, I know how precious pill formulas are. Senior and Manager Zhang are just strangers who met by chance. Why would Manager Zhang ask you to refine pills for no reason?!"

"Although Ling'er is a hyacinth, she would never betray her conscience to earn spirit stones. Ling'er truly did not know about this before."

"Otherwise, even if I had ten lives, I wouldn't dare to disturb you, senior."

Lin Qing showed a hint of curiosity: "So, you could tell I was a Foundation Establishment cultivator right at the city gate?"

When Bai Ling'er saw Lin Qing ask the question, she knew that he had already let bygones be bygones, and she breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Senior, countless cultivators enter and leave Qinglong Bay Market every year. Although Ling'er is of humble status, she has been fortunate enough to guide and serve several Foundation Establishment seniors."

"Ling'er is naturally sensitive to spiritual senses. She sensed that the senior's aura was even stronger than those of those experts, and guessed that the senior must be a Foundation Establishment expert."

"So that's how it is," Lin Qing suddenly realized, and at the same time looked at Bai Ling'er with new respect.

This woman is quick-witted and truly a talented individual.

"If—"

Lin Qing was intrigued by her talent. If he invited her to Linhexuan, she and Lin Yunyue could complement each other, which would surely make Linhexuan even more successful.

But this matter isn't urgent; we need to find the right people.

"She has to beg you!"

Lin Qing waved his hand, signaling Bai Ling'er to get up and lead the way. This time, he arrived at the largest martial arts building in the market.

Guifa Building.

"Fellow Daoist wishes to purchase cultivation techniques of level two or higher?"

The manager of Guifa Tower was a middle-aged female cultivator surnamed Liu. She was dressed in palace attire, which made her appear elegant, noble, and extraordinary.

Seeing Lin Qing nod, a look of joy appeared on her face, and she led Lin Qing into the quiet room.

"Fellow Daoist, please take a look. These four cultivation techniques are all of the second-tier high-grade level, with the last one even reaching the Xuan-level."

Manager Liu clearly knew a lot about people and could tell that Lin Qing was a straightforward person, so he spoke quickly and got straight to the point.

Looking at the four jade slips on the table, Lin Qing couldn't help but praise, "The Guifa Tower truly lives up to its reputation; its cultivation methods are comprehensive."

Manager Liu smiled calmly and said noncommittally, "After all, our lord is a disciple of the Azure Dragon Master."

Lin Qing's heart skipped a beat, realizing that Manager Liu was taking the opportunity to subtly criticize him.

He said no more, and with a sweep of his divine sense, he entered the first jade slip.

The "Water Classic of Ten Thousand Streams Converging to the Origin" focuses on refining water techniques. Before establishing a foundation, one must find at least five types of water veins and use the power of the five spiritual waters to break the spell and gather energy.

The Secret Book of Golden Wood...

The Secret Records of the Earth Elemental Suppressing the Mountain...

Until the fourth jade slip.

The Mysterious Spirit Beast Suppression Manual specializes in cultivating divine sense to control contracts, subdue exotic beasts, and master beast souls!

The technique is divided into three levels. The first level is "forming a contract," which involves establishing a soul contract with a demon beast, enabling them to communicate and exchange commands.

The descriptions of the second and third layers are obscured and cannot be seen.

"this?"

Seeing Lin Qing's obvious interest in the fourth jade slip, Manager Liu pressed his advantage, continuing, "Many years ago, this cultivation technique only came to Qinglong Bay. It's said that a complete version is no less powerful than a low-level Earth-rank technique!"

"We obtained this first level of the cultivation technique by chance, and originally planned to auction it off at the trade fair a few months later."

"Fellow Daoist, you are fortunate enough to glimpse these profound mysteries today!"

Lin Qing realized that in his excitement he had forgotten to restrain his demeanor, allowing the other to see through his true feelings. He felt a little annoyed, but there was nothing he could do, since he was indeed very tempted.

"How many spirit stones is this cultivation technique worth?"

"Three hundred mid-grade spirit stones!"

Shopkeeper Liu readily explained, "This cultivation technique not only doesn't discriminate based on spiritual root aptitude, but it can also be copied and shared. This price is absolutely worth it!"

"The only drawback is that it's incomplete."

"The core secret technique can only be used by Foundation Establishment cultivators."

"You must also tame a monster of a lower level than yourself."

Lin Qing suddenly blurted out a few words.

Shopkeeper Liu's face stiffened for a moment, then he smiled nonchalantly again: "Fellow Daoist, without these restrictions, how could you possibly buy it for a mere three hundred mid-grade spirit stones?"

That's the truth. All the martial arts techniques of different ethnic groups are fundamental to our heritage, and they often command a high premium.

In retrospect, it was thanks to the large sum of spirit stones he had withdrawn from the clan treasury before leaving that, combined with the spirit stones he already had, he had a total of over 40,000 low-grade spirit stones.

After some haggling, the deal was finally struck at 28,500 spirit stones.

Having achieved his goal, Lin Qing didn't linger. Led by Bai Ling'er, he found a cave dwelling and paid a rental fee of 500 low-grade spirit stones for eight months.

"Come find me again in a month."

Lin Qing handed Bai Ling'er a bottle of ordinary pills and casually gave her an instruction.

Bai Ling'er's eyes lit up, and she quickly nodded.

Lin Qing's transactions today will earn her a share of several dozen spirit stones from the managers at the end of the month. With that, she should be able to gather enough spirit stones to buy some medicine for her sick younger brother.

"Boom!"

After closing the stone door of the cave and activating the restriction array, Lin Qing couldn't wait to open the "Mysterious Spirit Suppressing Beast Codex," and began to study it carefully with a focused mind.

After a long while, Lin Qing put down the jade slip, his expression shifting uncertainly.

"I see."

The "Mysterious Spirit Suppressing Beast Manual" claims to have few requirements for spiritual roots, but in reality, it has extremely high requirements for the strength of spiritual consciousness.

Ordinary cultivators can only barely practice this technique once they reach the Foundation Establishment stage.

"Fortunately, I have the Creation Scripture with me, and the strength of my divine sense is already approaching the mid-to-late stage of Foundation Establishment."

What gave Lin Qing a bit of a headache wasn't the strength of his divine sense, but rather the fact that the cultivation technique clearly stated that Foundation Establishment cultivators, in order to ensure absolute success during cultivation, must prepare a magical artifact called the "Beast Taming Ring."

The method for crafting this magical artifact was included as a bonus after the cultivation technique.