Immortality and Cultivation: I can extract entries from all things.

Four days later.

Fang He devoted almost all his time to cultivation.

Spiritual energy gathers from all directions, flows through the meridians, and finally converges in the dantian.

With each circulation of Qi throughout the body, one can feel the true Qi slowly increasing.

【Reiki Affinity (Gray)】Makes it easier for Reiki to enter the body.

【Nourish the Dantian (White)】This makes the Dantian larger and the true qi more condensed.

The combined effect of the two terms is immediate.

But Fang He felt increasingly anxious.

That night, he sat cross-legged in the thatched hut, closing his eyes to feel the flow of spiritual energy.

The true energy is steadily increasing, at a rate that is nearly double the speed.

But is this speed enough?

Fang He opened her eyes and silently calculated in her mind.

There are 19 days left until the recruitment list is finalized.

He is currently at the peak of the second level of Qi Refining, seemingly only one step away from the third level.

But this step was not as easy as it seemed.

The difference between each level of the Qi Refining stage is not only the accumulation of spiritual energy, but also the degree of refinement of true energy.

At his current cultivation speed, it would normally take him a month to break through to the third level of Qi Refining.

There are only eighteen days left.

Fang He lay on the bed, staring at the roof of the thatched hut, his brows slightly furrowed.

Of the eight entries, only two are truly helpful for cultivation.

The effect of 【Reiki Affinity (Gray)】is limited.

【Nourishing the Dantian (White)】 has a good effect, but there is only one.

The other six entries, namely 【Plant Affinity】【Vigorous Energy】【Introduction to Appreciation】【Spiritual Herb Sensing】【Vigorous Qi and Blood】【Introduction to Breath Control】, are all auxiliary and do not directly help with cultivation.

If there were more cultivation-related entries...

Especially for higher-level entries.

Fang He recalled the [Dantian Nourishment (White)] he obtained from the fragments of the alchemy furnace, which was more than twice as effective as the gray entry.

If we could get cultivation-related entries of green or even blue grade, the cultivation speed might double again.

The problem is, these kinds of things are rare and hard to come by.

Most of the items in the market have gray markings; white is very rare.

To obtain higher-grade entries, you need to find items with a genuine provenance.

Fang He turned over, pondering in her mind.

He has been focusing on his cultivation these past few days and has not gone to the market.

Perhaps I should go and take a look.

Maybe we'll stumble upon some opportunity.

……

The next morning, Fang He went out to the market.

As soon as I reached the edge of the field, I saw a hunched figure.

It's Uncle Lin.

He was standing by his spirit field, checking the growth of the spirit grains.

Upon seeing Fang He, Old Man Lin waved and said, "Fang He, you're out so early?"

"Uncle Lin."

Fang He stepped forward. "Let's go take a look around the market."

Old Man Lin nodded and sighed, "These days, it's not easy for independent cultivators. I heard that the batch that was conscripted a few days ago has already set sail. I wonder how many will come back."

Fang He remained silent.

Old Man Lin glanced at him and lowered his voice, saying, "By the way, I heard there's a seafood stall on the east side of the market that recently acquired some rare items. They drifted in from the sea, and they say some are relics of a Foundation Establishment cultivator."

Fang He's heart stirred.

Relics of a Foundation Establishment cultivator?

"A Foundation Establishment cultivator?"

He asked, "Are you sure that thing is real?"

Old Man Lin waved his hand: "Who knows if it's true or not. They say a fisherman found a tattered storage bag at sea with a few broken magical artifacts inside. The fisherman didn't recognize their value, so he sold them to a stall owner at the market. You can go and take a look if you're interested."

Relics of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

If it's true, there might be entries for white or even green grades.

It could even be higher.

"Thank you for the reminder, Uncle Lin."

Fang He nodded and thanked him.

Old Man Lin patted him on the shoulder: "Young man, you have a bright future. Keep up the good work."

Fang He bid farewell to Old Man Lin and headed towards the market.

I felt a mixture of anticipation and caution.

Could there really be higher-level entries in the relics of a Foundation Establishment cultivator?

Go and see for yourself.

……

It's located to the east of the market, towards the sea.

Fang He quickly found the seafood stall.

The stall was filled with various seafood: dried fish, seaweed, shellfish, and some other things I couldn't name.

The stall owner, a dark-skinned middle-aged man, was arranging his goods.

Fang He stepped forward, his gaze sweeping over the stall.

I didn't see anything special.

"Boss, I heard you have some rare items here?" Fang He asked.

The stall owner looked up and sized him up.

Why are you asking this?

"have a look."

Fang He put it simply.

The stall owner squinted, seemingly trying to assess Fang He's purchasing power.

"Things aren't cheap."

"Let's wait and see."

The stall owner hesitated for a moment, then took out a cloth bag from under his stall.

Opening the cloth bag revealed a damaged storage bag inside.

The storage bag had several cracks and its light was dim, clearly rendering it unusable.

The stall owner placed the storage bag on the table and said, "This drifted in from the sea. There are a few fragments of magical artifacts inside. Although the storage bag is damaged, those items don't look like ordinary goods."

Fang He glanced at the damaged storage bag, and an idea struck him.

Instead of reaching out to touch it, he first used his golden finger to probe it.

No response.

Fang He was slightly surprised.

The storage bag itself has no historical imprint?

He carefully recalled the rules of the cheat code.

Only items with historical significance can be used to extract entries.

Although this storage bag is damaged, it may just be an ordinary storage artifact without any special history.

The key is what's inside.

"Can I see what's inside?" Fang He asked.

The stall owner glanced at him and poured out a few items from the tear in the storage bag.

Several broken metal pieces, a broken jade talisman, and a withered wooden branch.

Branches?

Fang He was somewhat surprised.

How could there be a withered branch among the relics of a Foundation Establishment cultivator?

These things lay on the table, their surfaces gleaming with a dull luster.

Fang He focused his mind and examined the items.

The first metal plate did not react.

The second metal plate did not react.

A broken jade talisman...

[Retrievable historical traces detected]

Fang He's heart stirred.

There's a response!

Instead of immediately extracting it, he continued to probe for other items.

withered branches...

[Retrievable historical traces detected]

Another reaction!

Both items bear the marks of history.

Fang He suppressed his excitement and looked at the items on the table without changing his expression.

"How many spirit stones do you want for this junk?" he asked in a flat tone.

The stall owner frowned: "What junk? This is the relic of a Foundation Establishment cultivator!"

"Where's the evidence?"

The stall owner was speechless for a moment, then said, "The style of the storage bag clearly indicates it's not an ordinary item. And these other items still retain traces of spiritual energy. Could an ordinary person possess something like this?"

Fang He picked up the withered branch and examined it carefully.

The wooden branch was about the thickness of a finger and about half a foot long. Its surface was dry and cracked, and there was nothing particularly special about it.

But when you hold it in your hand, you can vaguely feel a trace of wood-attribute spiritual energy.

"What's the use of this broken stick?" He put it back on the table.

"What do you know!"

The stall owner was getting anxious. "Even a branch from a Foundation Establishment cultivator's item is no ordinary thing! It might be a magical artifact crafted from some kind of spirit wood!"

Fang He didn't reply, but instead picked up the broken jade talisman.

The jade talisman has some patterns engraved on its surface, but it is already incomplete.

"What about this one?"

"that……"

The stall owner hesitated for a moment, then said, "Fifteen spirit stones."

"Fifteen dollars?"

Fang He frowned. "A broken jade talisman costs fifteen spirit stones?"

"Buy it or don't, it's up to you."

The stall owner packed his things back up, thinking, "Anyway, I'm not worried about selling them."

Fang He was silent for a moment, then said, "Let me take another look."

The stall owner handed over the jade talisman.

Fang He held it in his hand and concentrated.

[Retrievable historical traces detected]

[Item: Broken Jade Talisman]

[Historical Imprint: Insights on Protective Amulets for Foundation Establishment Cultivators (White)]

White mark.

Fang He was certain.

The jade talisman has a white-grade attribute, which is equivalent to the [Dantian Nourishment] he obtained before.

He continued probing the withered branch.

[Retrievable historical traces detected]

Item: Withered wood branch

[Historical Imprint: Insights into Wood-based Cultivation Techniques by a Foundation Establishment Cultivator (...)]

Fang He was stunned.

The color of the mark is neither gray nor white.

Instead, it was a faint shade of green.

Green Mark!

He suppressed his excitement and focused his mind to see the details clearly.

But just then...

"Hey! Haven't you stared enough?"

The stall owner interrupted his thoughts.

"Buy it or not? If not, give it back to me."

Fang He snapped out of her daze and put the wooden branch back on the table.

Green Imprint.

Moreover, it's an entry related to wood-attribute cultivation techniques.

The Green Wood Technique he cultivates is a wood-attribute cultivation method.

If this entry could significantly increase the cultivation speed of wood-attribute techniques...

Fang He felt a surge of excitement.

He has to get his hands on this.

The problem is that the stall owner is asking for fifteen spirit stones.

He only has five or six pieces of gold on him right now.

"I'll go back and try to put it together." Fang He stood up. "Keep this for me."

The stall owner snorted, "First come, first served. I'm not saving any for you."

Fang He did not answer and turned to leave.

As he walked through the market, he kept making plans in his mind.

Fifteen spirit stones.

The green mark is related to wood-attribute cultivation techniques.

What could be the word hidden in that wooden branch?

He didn't know the specifics.

But he knew that this thing might be the key to his breakthrough to the third level of Qi Refining...