At the beginning, I cleaned the Sutra Library and completed the incomplete skills.

This result made Li Lan feel much more at ease.

If he returned to Guangji Temple now,

relying on his relationship with Miao Chenfeng,

and his ability to independently refine complete breakthrough pills,

obtaining the protection of the Miao family shouldn't be a problem.

However, after careful consideration, Li Lan ultimately dismissed this idea.

Returning now would be easy, but it would be difficult to leave again in the future.

Moreover.

The entire Junnan area is currently in chaos.

Li Lan really didn't feel comfortable entrusting his life and fortune entirely to others.

Furthermore.

Wandering alone outside, while indeed a bit dangerous,

wasn't entirely without its advantages.

You should know that the spirit stone mine in the central area of ​​Xianzong Valley hasn't been completely mined yet.

Spirit stones can be absorbed to restore one's own mana during battles.

They can also be used to exchange for magic tools, pill formulas, spells, and other items.

They can even be used to set up spirit stone caves to directly enhance cultivation.

This kind of cultivation resource with many uses,

is something that no cultivator would ever嫌弃嫌弃 too much of.

Having made up his mind,

Li Lan quietly retreated back to his cave,

re-arranged the 《Earthbound Thousand Machine Diagram》formation, and planted several more obstructing plants to create misdirection.

He then secretly dispatched the spirit bean soldiers again,

carrying the spirit splitting pickaxe to the central area of ​​Xianzong Valley to collect spirit stone ore.

In order not to attract attention,

he had the palm-sized spirit bean soldiers carry storage bags back and forth to transport the already collected spirit stones.

After the number of spirit stones was almost enough,

Li Lan entered closed-door cultivation again.

A year passed in the blink of an eye.

During this period,

Li Lan didn't pay too much attention to the turmoil within Junnan.

As time passed,

the number of cultivators coming to Xianzong Valley for refuge gradually decreased.

According to those who came later,

the Demonic Path evil cultivators hidden in the major sects seemed to have been completely purged.

Lingxiao Sect suffered heavy losses,

but considering that it was backed by Lingxiao Sect, it wasn't uprooted.

However, after this incident,

Lingxiao Sect's reputation was also somewhat affected.

Many sects within Junnan had the idea of ​​taking advantage of the situation,

and they were all eyeing the spirit veins under Lingxiao Sect's name.

Within Junnan, it seemed to have returned to its former tranquility again.

But in reality, undercurrents were still surging in secret.

Over the past year.

Li Lan had also mined a lot of spirit stones from the depths of Xianzong Valley,

He only left a small portion for backup,

and used the rest to set up caves and improve his own cultivation.

Hard work pays off.

Li Lan also successfully broke through to the sixth level of Qi Refining in just one year thanks to these spirit stones.

This was the fastest breakthrough he had made since he started cultivating.

This year's experience,

also made Li Lan realize more deeply the importance of cultivation resources to cultivators.

One day at noon.

Having completed his cultivation, Li Lan, in his spare time,

was looking through the incomplete spells he had obtained through various channels over the years.

Including the three-year lifespan increase he gained from breaking through to the sixth level of Qi Refining.

At this time, his lifespan had reached thirty-eight years.

In recent years,

a series of changes in Junnan made Li Lan feel faintly uneasy.

He was pondering whether he needed to replenish some practical spells for self-protection.

After all,

in this cruel world of cultivation, without solid strength,

even if the remaining lifespan is longer, it will eventually dissipate.

Just as Li Lan was pondering secretly.

A sense returned from a spirit bean soldier in his mind, and his brow furrowed slightly.

Li Lan obviously didn't expect that,

he could still meet a long-lost acquaintance in this Xianzong Valley.

He immediately concentrated his divine sense and controlled the spirit bean soldier to quietly approach.

......

A wooden flying boat slowly landed from the sky.

Four cultivators wearing cyan Taoist robes came down from it.

Three of them were still young, around seventeen or eighteen years old,

obviously having just embarked on the path of immortality not long ago.

They craned their necks and looked around, finding everything fresh.

Compared to them, the last cultivator seemed much more stable.

This person was over half a hundred years old, with slightly white hair,

with three strands of long beard under his temples and chin, and his face was full of vicissitudes.

The most eye-catching thing was his pair of eyebrows, which were particularly thick, like two black silkworms.

The thick-browed cultivator stood with his hands behind his back, quite a bit of an immortal demeanor.

"The spiritual energy here is so abundant!"

"Uncle Hua, did you bring us here to practice here?"

"Eh? These plants even contain spiritual energy!"

The three cultivators left the sect for the first time, quite excited,

and kept talking non-stop as soon as they got off the flying boat.

The thick-browed cultivator glanced at them and said lightly:

"This place used to be a spiritual vein abandoned by my Guangji Temple. It's normal for the spiritual energy to be more abundant than other places.

Your sect mission this time is to pick spiritual plants."

The thick-browed cultivator waved his sleeves and threw out three emerald jade slips to the three people respectively.

"This place is located on the outermost edge of Xianzong Valley. The nearby spiritual plants have already been picked several times.

Don't pick those that are too short and haven't matured yet.

Later, you can go deeper, where it is more remote and easier to find spiritual plants that have been around for years.

This jade slip records in detail the medicinal materials that need to be picked this time.

If you encounter any unexpected situations, don't forget to send a message with the sound transmission talisman.

I have finished explaining what should be explained. As for what you can gain from this trip, it all depends on your own good fortune."

The three cultivators seemed very excited and listened attentively.

After the other party finished speaking the last sentence,

they couldn't restrain their excitement and couldn't wait to plunge into the jungle.

"You can rest here first, Uncle Hua, we'll go pick herbs now!"

"Don't worry, Uncle Hua, I've been helping my grandfather grow medicinal materials since I was a child,

I'm best at this job, and your share of sect contribution is also on me!"

The thick-browed cultivator looked at the backs of the three people, his eyes flickering a few times.

Subsequently,

he also flashed and disappeared in place.

In an inconspicuous bush.

A palm-sized wooden puppet witnessed everything.

Hearing these rather familiar words, Li Lan's eyelids couldn't help but twitch.

So many years have passed, this Senior Brother Hua hasn't changed at all.

Eleven years ago,

the events that happened during the first time he performed a sect mission in this Xianzong Valley are still vivid in his mind.

Looking at the white hair of the thick-browed cultivator Ah Hua,

Li Lan had a feeling that things had changed.

After pondering for a while.

He controlled the spirit bean soldier again and quietly followed.

The thick-browed cultivator Ah Hua's current cultivation level is quite high,

and Li Lan didn't know if the other party had any means to sense the movements of the spirit bean soldier.

Therefore, for the sake of prudence,

he didn't directly follow Ah Hua,

but chose to hang behind the three young cultivators.

Anyway, the four of them will eventually converge.

Li Lan didn't want to snatch the spiritual plants picked by these fellow disciples,

he only wanted to infer the current situation of Guangji Temple through the unintentional exchanges of several people.

Of course.

If he encounters fifteen-year-old Qing Shuang Moon Gentian again,

Li Lan will naturally not miss this opportunity in vain.

After all,

the things in the world of cultivation are originally ownerless, and the capable can take them.