Li Qinghai watched the two figures fade into the distance, lost in thought.

  The female cultivator's attitude towards him had been fairly decent, and she seemed like a righteous person.

  As for the male cultivator, he was not only arrogant and overbearing but also narrow-minded.

  If he were just an ordinary cultivator, it wouldn't matter, but unfortunately, he had a strong backing.

  It seemed likely that he wouldn't let Qinghai off easily in the future.

  Li Qinghai felt a bit speechless; he hadn't even resolved the issue with Ye Feng, and now, out of nowhere, another enemy had appeared.

  It seemed he needed to lay low for a while.

  As long as he stayed within the Nine Peaks and didn't wander around, with Jian Jiu as his sturdy support, he didn't have to worry about any risk of falling.

  With this thought, Li Qinghai's Dao heart felt clear, free of any worries.

  A mind free of distractions is the best state for cultivation.

  Li Qinghai closed the door, returned to his bed, and sat cross-legged.

  Just as he was about to cultivate, he noticed a storage bag in his hand.

  The rewards from the Outer Sect Competition—he wondered what treasures it held.

  Li Qinghai immediately took a look.

  There were several spirit stones, about 1,000 pieces.

  A bottle of pills, containing 10 Qi Gathering Elixirs.

  A small wooden box, with a single Foundation Establishment Pill!

  Slightly surprised, Li Qinghai couldn't help but examine the Foundation Establishment Pill closely.

  The pill was a light brown, smooth and round, exuding a refreshing medicinal fragrance.

  So this was the Foundation Establishment Pill.

  Indeed, it was a rather precious pill, even housed in an exquisite small wooden box.

  I'm already at the Qi Refining tenth level.

  With a few more days of cultivation to adjust my state, after taking this Foundation Establishment Pill, I should be able to reach Foundation Establishment.

  Li Qinghai felt a bit of anticipation for Foundation Establishment.

  Temporarily suppressing his excitement, he closed the small wooden box and turned to inspect the other items.

  A cultivation manual, with three large characters on the cover.

  "Fire Serpent Technique"!

  Curious, Li Qinghai flipped through the manual.

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  It turned out to be a Xuan-level high-grade fire technique.

  This technique had two different forms.

  Qi Refining cultivators could cultivate the small fire serpents, using several to fend off enemies, with considerable power.

  Foundation Establishment cultivators could cultivate the large fire serpent, whose power was concentrated and formidable.

  As for Core Formation spells, the "Fire Serpent Technique" did not include any.

  Li Qinghai pursed his lips slightly, feeling a bit disdainful.

  For a Xuan-level high-grade technique, how could it only have two spells?

  Its potential seemed inferior to his universal sword technique, the Azure Cloud Sword Technique.

  Li Qinghai set the "Fire Serpent Technique" aside for now and checked the other items.

  He picked up a token.

  The token was crafted from an unknown material, entirely black, with a faint metallic sheen, cool to the touch.

  One side of the token bore the name Li Qinghai, while the other read Nine Peaks True Disciple!

  The dark golden lettering instantly elevated the token's status.

  Li Qinghai nodded slightly, impressed by the true disciple's token.

  He set the token down and picked up the last treasure.

  It was a spiritual sword.

  Rather than a spiritual sword, it was more like a wooden sword.

  A plain, dark brown wooden sword.

  The scabbard was wooden, and so was the hilt.

  Most likely, the blade inside was also wooden.

  Really?

  How strong could a wooden sword be?

  Could it have been sent by mistake?

  Li Qinghai recalled that the Foundation Establishment host had mentioned that the first prize in the competition included a high-grade treasure artifact.

  This must be it.

  But this wooden sword didn't look like a high-grade treasure artifact at all.

  Wouldn't it break with a single strike?

  With deep skepticism, Li Qinghai drew the wooden sword.

  Near the hilt, three small characters were engraved.

  "Earth Wood Sword"!

  Earth Wood?!

  If it was Earth Wood, then the sword might indeed be of treasure artifact quality!

  Li Qinghai had read about Earth Wood in books before.

  Almost all trees in the cultivation world grew upwards.

  But Earth Wood was different.

  It grew downwards, absorbing the essence of the earth.

  An Earth Wood less than a foot tall could be as hard as rock.

  If it were three meters, it could be used to craft ordinary magic artifacts.

  To craft treasure artifacts, the Earth Wood would need to be at least thirty meters tall.

  Such Earth Wood was rare and extremely valuable!

  Li Qinghai was instantly satisfied; the rewards from this competition were indeed generous.

  Time to test its power.

  The Earth Wood Sword flew from his hand, then descended from the air.

  Bang!

  With a crisp sound, the wooden floor was pierced, leaving a sword hole.

  Li Qinghai called the Earth Wood Sword back to his hand.

  Upon close inspection, there wasn't a single mark of damage.

  Li Qinghai sighed with admiration.

  "No wonder it's Earth Wood, truly hard!"

  Then Li Qinghai remembered he also had a Leaving Fire Sword.

  This was a genuine spiritual treasure, which he couldn't use for now.

  So this high-grade treasure artifact Earth Wood Sword could serve as his transitional magical treasure.

  But even a high-grade treasure artifact required Foundation Establishment to wield.

  Many things required reaching the Foundation Establishment realm!

  In other words, everything was ready, just waiting for Foundation Establishment!

  Cultivate, cultivate!

  Li Qinghai took a deep breath, calming his mind, and entered a state of cultivation.

  In the Nine Peaks, the spiritual energy was quite abundant.

  So, Li Qinghai no longer held back.

  The Five Element Longevity Scroll was unleashed at full power, madly absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy.

  The spiritual energy around him quickly gathered towards Li Qinghai's small wooden house.

  At the same time, Jian Jiu was also slowly breathing in and out.

  Around his wooden house, dense spiritual energy gathered as well.

  But as Li Qinghai absorbed, some of the spiritual energy around Jian Jiu was being drawn towards Li Qinghai.

  An Elemental Infant cultivator's perception was naturally terrifying, able to sense even the slightest disturbance.

  Jian Jiu slowly opened his eyes, his spiritual sense extending from the wooden house.

  Seeing that it was Li Qinghai, a mere Qi Refining cultivator, siphoning his spiritual energy, he was taken aback.

  Was it that secret technique?!

  Jian Jiu's eyes lit up, and he immediately sent a transmission to Liu Daoyuan.

  "Senior Brother Sect Master, did you pass that secret technique to Li Qinghai?"

  On the other side, Liu Daoyuan, who was cultivating, sensed something and opened his eyes.

  He took out the transmission token and listened.

  He replied.

  "Yes, I let Li Qinghai cultivate it."

  "Thank you, Senior Brother Sect Master. By the way, didn't you say before that you couldn't decide alone? Did the ancestor agree?"

  Liu Daoyuan fell silent for a moment, sighing softly.

  If Jian Jiu knew the drawbacks of cultivating the Five Element Longevity Scroll, he probably wouldn't be so grateful.

  "Li Qinghai is only cultivating one scroll. The complete secret technique requires the ancestor's approval."

  "When can Li Qinghai cultivate the complete secret technique?" Jian Jiu immediately sought it for Li Qinghai.

  "After he reaches Foundation Establishment, I'll ask the ancestor."

  "Alright, thank you, Senior Brother Sect Master."

  Liu Daoyuan didn't respond.

  He felt a bit guilty, unable to accept Jian Jiu's gratitude.

  Because Liu Daoyuan knew.

  No disciple who had cultivated the Five Element Longevity Scroll before had ever completed Foundation Establishment.

  Some lacked fortune and met with misfortune before reaching Foundation Establishment, falling along the way.

  Others failed and died while attempting to break through to Foundation Establishment.

  Who knew if Li Qinghai could successfully reach Foundation Establishment and break the curse of the Five Element Longevity Scroll.

  Liu Daoyuan shook his head, sighed, and slowly closed his eyes, continuing to cultivate.

  Clearly, he didn't hold much hope for Li Qinghai's Foundation Establishment.

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