Mortal: I can unlock the card pool by becoming an apprentice to him.

"We absolutely cannot go to Liuyun Market again anytime soon."

Lin Mo looked at the densely packed spirit stones in the storage bag and silently made calculations in his mind.

This time, more than a dozen 500-year-old herbs were sold in the market. Such a huge scale is sure to attract attention.

However, Liuyun Market is closer to Qingxu Sect, so if anyone really has doubts, they will definitely attribute the clues to Qingxu Sect first.

That said, although the trip was risky, the rewards were truly amazing.

The dozen or so herbs were sold to six or seven shops, earning Lin Mo a total of over nine thousand spirit stones.

Although it seems like a lot, in reality... it's only enough for one ten-pull.

After glancing at Li Zhiya's character art, Lin Mo had an idea and started drawing cards.

"Ten consecutive pulls!"

[Ghost Spirit Sect Identity Token (Green)]

【Soul Gathering Bottle (Blue)】

[Flash Explosion Talisman (Blue)]

【Youluo Banner (Purple)】

【Huanyin Ointment (Green)】

【Gathering Soul Pill (Green)】

[Shady Wood Branch (Green)]

[Body scraps (green)]

【Curled Ashes (Green)】

【Fungal Powder (Green)】

"A purple card?"

Seeing that he hadn't drawn any cultivation technique cards, Lin Mo couldn't help but pout with a hint of regret.

But then his gaze fell on the card with a small banner printed on it.

Next, he immersed himself in the task, examining the specific effects of each newly drawn card.

The identity token goes without saying, and the second Soul Gathering Bottle is a unique artifact of the Ghost Spirit Sect, used to collect souls, so it's not particularly rare.

The next Flash Explosion Talisman was of a high grade, actually a mid-to-high-level talisman. After use, it could unleash a fierce bolt of Yin Sha lightning to strike the opponent.

The Yin-Transforming Ointment, Corpse Fragments, Soul-Gathering Pill, and Yin Wood Branch that follow are all auxiliary consumables specifically for ghosts and Yin Sha cultivation, and their effect on Lin Mo is practically zero. Moreover, they are generally not easy to use, making them the lowest-grade cards drawn this time.

Although the uses of the ashes and putrefactive powder are not specified, they are likely ingredients for preparing some kind of substance or toxin, and are not needed for the time being.

As for the main event, it is the only purple card, the Youluo Banner.

Lin Mo speculated that this item was probably one of Li Zhiya's most frequently used magical artifacts.

Because the characteristics of this object perfectly match his understanding of the Ghost Spirit Sect.

Its function is to summon vengeful spirits to attack enemies, and it can also instantly unleash a magical attack similar to "ghost fire." As for its power, Lin Mo has not yet tested it.

After a moment's thought, Lin Mo only materialized two items: the Flash Explosion Talisman and the Netherworld Banner. He would keep the rest for later, and perhaps there would be other unexpected gains if he accumulated more.

After returning to the sect and reporting her mission, Yu Jingyan told him that the next mission would be three months from now.

During this free time, I can continue to focus on my cultivation and see if I can further improve my cultivation level.

Yellow Maple Valley.

It was a rare occasion for Han Li and Zhang Tie to get together.

When the two of them entered Huangfeng Valley together with the Ascension Tokens, it caused quite a stir.

After all, this item has not appeared in the world for hundreds of years, and the appearance of two of them at the same time is quite surprising.

In the end, it was the sect leader, Zhong, who carefully examined the token several times and confirmed its authenticity before nodding in approval.

Just like in the original story, Han Li's Foundation Establishment Pill ultimately failed to stay and was replaced by the old man surnamed Ye with some sweet talk.

Zhang Tie, on the other hand, was fortunate enough to take the spot of a rogue disciple who had entered the sect through the Ascension Arena, and obtained an extremely precious Foundation Establishment Pill.

As for why the old man surnamed Ye approached Han Li instead of Zhang Tie, it was naturally because Han Li's four spiritual roots meant his future was destined to be bleak, so even if he received such treatment, no one cared about his feelings.

"Brother Tie, does having poor spiritual roots really mean you can't cultivate immortality?"

Inside the Hundred Herbs Garden, Han Li sat at the table and spoke softly.

He wasn't upset about the Foundation Establishment Pill; it was just that after getting to know people over this period of time, he realized how much inferior his spiritual roots were compared to his two senior brothers...

"Of course not, Xiaolizi."

Zhang Tie didn't know what to say to comfort the other party. After thinking for a moment, he took out his Foundation Establishment Pill.

"Here, take this. I have three spiritual roots, so I might not need it."

Seeing Zhang Tie push the pills towards him without hesitation, Han Li quickly waved his hand to decline. He had the little green bottle; he had no worries about running out of pills.

"Take it. Now that your senior brother is not here, I am his senior brother and it is my duty to take care of you."

No matter how Zhang Tie tried to persuade him, Han Li resolutely refused to accept the item.

He forcefully pushed the pill back.

"No, absolutely not."

Seeing this, Zhang Tie scratched his head and then came up with a good idea: "How about we, the two of us, take this first to reach the thirteenth level of Qi Refining, and then the other one can try to get a Foundation Establishment Pill after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage?"

Looking at Zhang Tie's innocent appearance, Han Li couldn't bear to expose his feelings, so he could only sigh softly and nod slowly in agreement.

"Where is my senior brother now? Could it be that Master has other plans?"

"I think that's probably true..."

Several months passed in the blink of an eye.

On the flying boat.

"Junior brother, your cultivation must have improved quite a bit recently, right?"

Yu Jingyan turned to look at him, her eyes gentle, and spoke with a light smile.

Since their time at Liuyun Market, the two have worked together on two more missions and are now quite familiar with each other. The initial awkwardness between them has long since disappeared.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo nodded, appearing neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

In fact, just a few days ago, Lin Mo had broken through to the ninth level of Qi Refining.

In just six months, he directly crossed two minor realms. This is the terrifying power of a different spiritual root!

With an ample supply of elixirs, his cultivation level improved at an astonishing speed.

Even if an ordinary disciple cultivates diligently for several years, it would be difficult to catch up with his progress in cultivation over the past six months.

Yu Jingyan was used to her junior brother's low-key and composed demeanor, and then continued to talk about some interesting things that had happened in the sect.

As she spoke, she secretly observed Lin Mo's expression.

The Hidden Moon Sect reveres the practice of dual cultivation, and Yu Jingyan had her own thoughts about this handsome and mysterious junior brother.

If I can form a lasting bond with it, it will definitely be of great benefit to my cultivation of the "Unity of Hearts and Minds Technique," and may even slightly increase my chances of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Unfortunately, despite her repeated ambiguous attempts to get him to cooperate, Lin Mo remained as unresponsive as a block of wood that couldn't understand romance.

This made Yu Jingyan temporarily abandon her idea of ​​becoming Lin Mo's Daoist partner.

The market they were going to today was located in Linzhou, in an ordinary small town called "Qingliang City".

"If you are interested, junior brother, you can keep an eye out in Qingliang Market. Fine magical artifacts often come from this place."

"Exquisite Buddhist artifacts?"

Upon hearing Yu Jingyan's guidance, Lin Mo raised an eyebrow, not understanding what she meant.

"Indeed, although Qingliang Market is small in scale, it is not far from the residence of the Yan family, the number one cultivation family in Yue Kingdom."

"I see."

Lin Mo nodded in sudden realization.

He had long heard of the Yan family's great reputation.