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The fat cultivator glanced at the girl and said, "Those are either incomplete manuals, which can only be cultivated to the late Foundation Establishment stage at most, or they require a special physique to cultivate."

"I see, thank you for clearing up my confusion."

Upon hearing this, Li Shizhou, who was standing to the side, immediately became interested in the fifth column of techniques.

After all, he has the "Thick Kun Dao Body," which is a special physique, and there might be a suitable cultivation method for him.

Every time his consciousness lingered on the name of a cultivation technique for a moment, a brief introduction to that technique would appear before his eyes.

After reading for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, I came across a description of a cultivation technique called "Lingzhao Zhenjing" which clearly stated that "only those with a robust Yin-Yang body can cultivate it." Moreover, this technique was not an incomplete version; it only required ten cultivation points.

Li Shizhou did not make a hasty decision, but continued to examine the other cultivation methods.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the first boy chose his cultivation method, handed over the jade token, and announced the name of the chosen method.

The fat cultivator took the jade tablet and inscribed a Daoist incantation on it. Then he waved his hand at one of the walls in the room, and a heavy stone door slowly opened.

Behind the stone gate is a teleportation array.

"Alright, you can go in now."

After bowing in thanks, the young man stepped onto the teleportation array. A flash of white light followed, and he vanished without a trace.

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye, and Li Shizhou had read through almost all the introductions to the cultivation techniques before making his choice.

He also took out a jade token and handed it to the fat cultivator: "Senior, this junior chooses the Spirit Illumination Scripture."

The fat cultivator didn't ask any questions, and after casting the spell, he tossed the jade tablet back to him.

Li Shizhou took the jade token and stepped onto the teleportation array. This was his first time teleporting, and he felt both nervous and excited.

A flash of white light followed a moment later. He closed his eyes, feeling a slight dizziness. When he opened them again, he found himself in a secret chamber that stretched for more than ten feet. A black object resembling a scroll was suspended in mid-air.

Li Shizhou felt several gazes fixed on him, but the secret room was empty, clearly indicating that these people were far more powerful than him.

"New disciple Li Shizhou has come to receive the cultivation technique."

"No need for further words, simply toss the jade tablet into the air and then release your consciousness."

A deep, resonant voice came from all directions, making it difficult to pinpoint its location.

Li Shizhou did as instructed. As soon as he threw out the jade tablet, the book and artifact in mid-air suddenly shone with a precious light, and a ray of light shot out from it, enveloping him.

Li Shizhou felt something drilling into his sea of ​​consciousness, but he couldn't move his body.

After an unknown amount of time, another wave of dizziness hit him, and he found that he and the jade tablet had been teleported out of the secret room.

Upon seeing Li Shizhou emerge, Han Qianjue said, "Alright, fellow disciples, I will now take you to your respective cave dwellings."

After hearing this, everyone left the Hall of Transmission and boarded the flying boat again.

In Tianxing City, the cave dwelling with the most abundant spiritual energy is naturally located on the Holy Mountain.

However, these cave dwellings are either for cultivators with a Star Palace Foundation Establishment level or above, or they are rented out at high prices to independent cultivators.

The residences of these outer disciples were also located at the foot of the sacred mountain, but much closer to it.

The flying boat flew for more than twenty miles and stopped at a small square.

"Fellow disciples, this is Yuheng Academy. Just find your own cave according to the door number on the jade tablet. My mission is complete. I hope we will meet again in the future."

After Han Qianjue finished speaking, everyone took their leave and jumped off the flying boat.

Yuheng Temple has a total of five or six hundred cave dwellings, all of which are built against the mountain.

The cave dwellings were assigned when the jade tokens were distributed. Li Shizhou's dwelling number was 124, and he found it in no time.

The array light barrier of the cave he previously rented was only a thin layer, but the one in the new cave is now much more solid.

Once the formation is activated and the area is entered, a charming little courtyard comes into view, with a path paved with bluestone running through the middle.

After walking along the path for more than ten steps, I pushed open a stone door, and inside was a small house carved into the stone wall.

It was 15 or 16 feet deep and more than 20 feet wide, twice the size of his previous residence, and the spiritual energy inside was much richer.

Upon entering the stone house, Li Shizhou eagerly sat cross-legged on the bed and began to internally examine his sea of ​​consciousness. He saw a golden scroll floating in it, with the four large characters "Lingzhao Zhenjing" written on the cover.

The golden scroll is surrounded by another layer of restrictions, which the Star Palace set up to prevent the secrets of the technique from being leaked. Once a disciple dies, the technique will be automatically destroyed.

Use your divine sense to open the "Spiritual Illumination Scripture," which contains the cultivation methods for Qi Refining Levels 1 to 13, as well as the methods for Foundation Establishment. The subsequent cultivation methods can only be obtained after Foundation Establishment.

With his wish fulfilled, Li Shizhou looked somewhat excited, thinking to himself, "Finally, I don't have to worry about cultivation techniques anymore."

After a cursory glance, this technique is far more profound than the original owner's "Yi Wood Rejuvenation Technique," and it can be seamlessly integrated without the need to start from scratch.

After studying the cultivation technique for a while, and seeing that it wasn't too late outside, Li Shizhou changed out of his robes into the uniform of an outer disciple of the Star Palace.

He planned to go to the market to see if there were any suitable opportunities, and also to buy some pills to improve his cultivation.

Yuheng Courtyard is only three or four miles away from the market town, and you can arrive in no time.

Li Shizhou first bought enough pills to cultivate to the peak of the thirteenth level of Qi Refining, and then began to stroll around the fifth area of ​​the market.

Seeing that he was wearing the Star Palace uniform, some cultivators would occasionally cast envious glances at him.

After browsing for a while, the daily opportunity information has been updated.

[Daily Opportunity Information]

[Area: One li]

[An: Rogue cultivator Zhuo Ruting urgently needs 200 spirit stones because her grandmother is poisoned. She is currently selling a top-tier magic weapon. Take advantage of the situation to lower the price; you can resell it for nearly 100 spirit stones.]

[Danger: Fellow cultivator Zhuang Mengdie has a Foundation Establishment Pill in her storage bag. Taking it will increase your chances of achieving Foundation Establishment.]

After reading the intelligence report, Li Shizhou looked around and indeed saw a familiar figure – Zhuo Ruting.

She was dressed in a loose, thick white dress, her beautiful eyes revealing an anxious expression. She was sitting in a corner setting up a stall, with a top-tier magic artifact in the shape of a mirror placed alone on the stall.

Just as Li Shizhou was about to inquire about the situation, a middle-aged cultivator in black robes approached Zhuo Ruting's stall to ask questions.

The progress seemed to be going smoothly, but after only a few words, the cultivator in black robes had already taken out spirit stones.

Suddenly, a bald cultivator with a pointed mouth and monkey-like face pointed at Zhuo Ruting's magic weapon and shouted, "How come my brother's Yin-Yang Mirror is on your stall? Did you abduct and kill my brother?"

The black-robed cultivator, who was about to hand over the spirit stones, paused and put them back.

Upon hearing this, Zhuo Ruting quickly covered the mirror and argued, "Nonsense, this is a self-defense item that my grandmother bought for me four years ago. How could it be your brother's?"

"My brother disappeared four years ago. Your grandmother must have killed him to steal his treasure."

The bald cultivator's voice grew louder, and soon a number of onlookers gathered around.

Standing not far away, Li Shizhou felt a surge of nameless anger, the reason being this bald, monkey-faced, burly man with a pointed mouth and monkey cheeks.

The bald, burly man was an old acquaintance of the original owner, who lived in the same courtyard as him. To be precise, he was an enemy named "Zhang Jiuchi," a rogue and scoundrel.

This person was a few years older than the original owner of the body. His parents were also cultivators. He was the only son in the family and had no older brothers.

At that time, the original owner was still young and was often bullied by him, so much so that whenever his parents went out to sea to hunt demons, he only dared to stay in the house and dared not go out even half a step.

After Zhang Jiuchi's family moved away, the original owner slowly returned to normal, but a shadow was cast over her heart.

"Don't make false accusations. My grandmother only hunted demons; she never killed or stole treasures," Zhuo Ruting continued to defend herself.

One of the onlookers asked, "You claim it's your elder brother's, but do you have any proof?"

"Of course I have it, I'll take it out right now."

After Zhang Jiuchi finished speaking, he took out a mirror from his storage bag, which was nine-tenths similar to the one on Zhuo Ruting's stall.

"Look, my brother and I each have one of these mirrors. They were originally a pair. Damn you, you cultivator! Give me back my brother's life!"

The onlookers exchanged bewildered glances, and Zhuo Ruting was also speechless at the sudden turn of events, even beginning to doubt whether her grandmother had truly committed murder and robbery.

Seeing her expression, Zhang Jiuchi's aura surged, and he began to spew out vulgarities.

Zhuo Ruting, a delicate female cultivator who usually kept to herself, had never suffered such humiliation. Her pretty face flushed red and then turned pale, and tears welled up in her eyes. She hid the mirror in her bosom and wept bitterly.

"You little bitch, give me back the mirror."

After cursing for a while, a lewd glint flashed in Zhang Jiuchi's eyes, and he reached into Zhuo Ruting's bosom with one hand.

Just then, a pair of large hands gripped Zhang Jiuchi's wrists, stopping his fingers a few inches in front of Zhuo Ruting's high breasts, preventing them from moving any further.