This trip to the Cyan Stone Marketplace yielded far more than Qi Ping had anticipated.

Firstly, from Boss Gao, he acquired: Tier One Alchemist's "Pill Notes"

"Comprehensive Guide to the Properties of Spiritual Herbs"

This allowed Qi Ping to compensate for his longstanding lack of knowledge in Spiritual Medicine and Alchemy.

"From now on, I finally don't have to randomly concoct honey recipes!"

"As long as I thoroughly study these two books, I can slowly enter the path of alchemy. There might even be a chance to learn alchemy..."

However, compared to alchemy, Qi Ping most wanted to learn the Path of Array.

What Qi Ping wanted most was that one day he could arrange an incredibly powerful Spirit Gathering Array on his territory to gather abundant spiritual qi for his farming.

In addition to the Spirit Gathering Array, he could also set up many Illusion Arrays, Killing Arrays, Trapping Arrays... to protect his farming industry, animal companions, and himself. The integration of arrays and animal companions is what Qi Ping looked forward to the most.

This is the only way to better utilize the advantages of having many animal companions.

Moreover, if he encountered a very powerful enemy, he could utilize the delay and cover granted by the arrays to buy time to escape.

...

Getting two alchemy books from Boss Gao was already not bad, but compared to the gains from the burly iron tower-like Meng Yan, it was like comparing a minor wizard to a great sorcerer.

First was the matter of the Dao Heart Realm; Qi Ping not only gained insights on the Dao Heart Realm from Meng Yan, he also achieved a more definitive and profound understanding of the importance of nurturing the heart and achieving enlightenment.

The more significant gain was that Qi Ping also acquired methods to comprehend the Dao Heart!

Furthermore, in the process of discussing Dao with Meng Yan, he gained more insights into his path of cultivation and developed a more resolute belief.

This was the most fundamental harvest on the path of cultivation.

In the short term, the most crucial thing for Qi Ping was establishing a channel and connections with Meng Yan!

With Meng Yan being a core disciple under a Golden Core elder at the Cyan Origin Sect, forming an alliance with him had many benefits.

With him as a mediator, Qi Ping could access those cultivation techniques, treasures, and spirit beasts he once dared not even dream of.

"Fetal Breathing Technique" that can conceal spiritual qi, divine soul, and realms!

A rare spell containing the true meaning of fire—"Flame Burst Technique," which includes the attack technique "Flame Burst," the body technique "Flame Burst Body Technique," and the defense technique "Flame Burst Net"!

One Tier One high-level Red Dragon Fruit!

Two Tier One high-level Fire Rain Flower seeds!

Each of these four things, which held significant utility for Qi Ping, were directly gifted by Meng Yan.

"I must say, Meng Yan surely has the audacity, able to give away so many precious things directly..."

These things were utterly crucial for Qi Ping.

Thus, Qi Ping felt that taking the risk to participate in battles was very worthwhile.

Moreover, with his "Natural Perception" talent, he could fully prepare to escape beforehand in case of danger, maximizing his safety.

"The most important thing is that with Meng Yan's channels, I should be able to find a powerful spirit beast as my third animal companion..."

"As long as I acquire a suitable divine soul and comprehension talent, and with my current resources, understanding the true essence of fire, breaking through Foundation Establishment should be without a bottleneck..."

This would also save a significant amount of effort and trouble in competing for Foundation Establishment Pills.

"Next, focus on cultivating high-level Spiritual Medicine to enhance cultivation, and prepare to purchase the Spirit Stones needed for spirit beasts..."

"Acquired eight hundred Spirit Stones from Boss Gao, but buying a large batch of Spirit-Storage Fruits cost more than three hundred Spirit Stones. With the remaining over five hundred Spirit Stones, I now have just over a thousand Spirit Stones. I also have some talismans that can sell for just over a thousand Spirit Stones. There is still quite a gap in purchasing a good spirit beast..."

What Qi Ping was not sure about was how much the price of spirit beast cubs had dropped. He now hoped the prices would drop significantly, so he could acquire a spirit beast with a stronger bloodline talent at a lower price.

At the same time, Qi Ping planned to take advantage of this time when spirit beast prices were falling to gradually consider the matter of a fourth animal companion. However, Qi Ping hadn't decided the direction for the fourth animal companion yet.

"Let's first secure a third animal companion! Once there are extra Spirit Stones, I'll have Meng Yan help inquire about rare spirit beasts with strong bloodlines. If there's no direction, then choose the spirit beast with the strongest bloodline and the highest cultivation potential within my capability, especially one with special talents. This way, I won't have any regrets..."

Since he now had the capital, Qi Ping certainly wouldn't choose those ordinary spirit beasts; that would be a complete waste of the animal companion slot for Qi Ping.

...

After sorting through the gains this time, Qi Ping couldn't wait to start utilizing them.

First, Qi Ping handed the Red Dragon Fruit to the Brewer Big Belly Bee, letting them refine the Red Dragon Fruit's properties into the simplest Red Dragon Honey. Because he didn't have more experimental subjects, Qi Ping didn't plan to experiment with various Red Dragon Honey formulas.

However, just as Qi Ping was dissecting the Red Dragon Fruit, something surprising happened.

After carefully slicing open the Red Dragon Fruit, a seed surprisingly appeared inside!

"Is this a viable Red Dragon Fruit seed?"

Qi Ping was completely stunned upon seeing this!

What a rarity!

Compared to spiritual medicines like flowers and grasses, it was significantly harder for tree-type spiritual medicines to accumulate seeds!

Moreover, once a fruit tree is planted, it can continuously bear fruit endlessly!

There's even a chance of nurturing new spiritual species!

So the price of fruit tree spiritual species would be very high, often exceeding that of the spiritual fruit itself by a fair margin.

"I've hit the jackpot!"

Once this spiritual seed is cultivated, it means Qi Ping will have an endless supply of Red Dragon Fruits!

Also, as the age of the Red Dragon Tree increases, the medicinal properties of the Red Dragon Fruits it bears will also grow stronger!

Even more critically, Red Dragon Fruit is one of the most suitable spiritual medicines that complement the practice of the Flame Burst Technique. As long as there are enough Red Dragon Fruits, Qi Ping's practice of the Flame Burst Technique will accelerate greatly, and his cultivation realm can improve concurrently!

"Then I'll reserve the flesh of this Red Dragon Fruit for now. Try combining all the available Spiritual Medicines and pollens to see which honey formula is best for enhancing cultivation and practicing the Wood Flame Technique. Perhaps the cultivation of Fire Rain Flower might have miraculous results on the formula..."

After determining his plan, Qi Ping excitedly engaged in cultivating the Red Dragon Fruit and practicing the Flame Burst Technique.

This was Qi Ping's first time encountering high-level Immortal Daoist techniques. Even within the Cyan Origin Sect, not just any disciple could practice this technique, so Qi Ping's excitement was understandable.

He even temporarily slowed down the blast soldier bee tactic and decided to succeed in cultivating the Flame Burst Technique first. This process could also concurrently enhance his cultivation realm and the strength of the Beast King's Flame...

And with practice, Qi Ping gradually discovered that with the assistance of the Beast King's Flame, his lifebound fire, the process of practicing the Flame Burst Technique was incredibly smooth!

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