Chapter 90: Chapter 90: Fire Spirit Can Be Tamed

Finally,

Li Jizhou once again couldn’t resist cutting off the supply of Magical Power.

The Little Fire Spirit, the size of a soybean, was like a bottomless pit, already consuming at full capacity for several days,

but still remained in a state between life and death.

Li Jizhou even tested it by placing the jade bottle on the ground ten feet away, but it didn’t show any intention to escape.

However, it could be sensed that its soul had stabilized, and its vitality was unending.

“I might as well have had just an Anomalous Fire!”

Li Jizhou went from initial excitement upon realizing it was a living Fire Spirit to a calm understanding now.

He had some knowledge of Anomalous Fire, knowing how to capture and blend it into his Dantian to become Pill Fire.

But a living Fire Spirit was a whole different experience for him.

He’s uncertain what benefits the Fire Spirit could bring to his alchemy?

Hesitating for a moment, he had no choice but to get up and leave, intending to find possible information in the Immortal City’s marketplace in the Central District.

“Li the Virtuous Brother! You’re heading out too?” Just as he reached the Upper City District gate, he unexpectedly encountered Talisman Master Shen, accompanied by his lovely wife, also heading out.

“Brother Shen, Sister-in-law, I’m going to browse the market,” Li Jizhou greeted with a smile.

“Virtuous Brother, as you’re new here, you might not be familiar with Immortal City. If you’re looking for something but don’t know where to find it, feel free to ask me,” Talisman Master Shen warmly said.

“Thank you, Brother Shen, do you know where ancient texts are sold within Immortal City?”

“Haha, you’ve asked the right person. I once spent some time due to my own constitution’s peculiarities looking through historical records,

follow me to Wanshi Studio in the Lower City District; it records many strange tales and events,

but truth can be mixed with falsehoods, mostly hearsay, so you’ll need to discern and figure out on your own.” Talisman Master Shen said frankly.

“Thank you, Brother Shen, then I respectfully accept.” Li Jizhou smiled slightly, then followed Talisman Master Shen toward the Lower City District.

In recent days of interaction, he’s come to understand Talisman Master Shen’s situation.

His passionate pursuit of a beautiful wife is likely related to cultivation, not just for satisfying desires.

The neighbors also speculated this might be tied to his personal constitution and Cultivation Technique.

Talisman Master Shen didn’t bother to conceal much.

The Immortal City is vast, and to facilitate things for cultivators here, it has regulations allowing the use of appropriate Flying Magical Artifacts at suitable heights.

Moments later, the three alighted from the Flying Ship, and Talisman Master Shen brought Li Jizhou to Wanshi Studio.

Wanshi Studio’s Shopkeeper enthusiastically greeted Talisman Master Shen upon arrival, greeting him as a familiar acquaintance.

After exchanging some pleasantries, Talisman Master Shen introduced Li Jizhou to the shopkeeper.

“Virtuous Brother, Shopkeeper Zhou’s collection of ancient texts is very complete, take your time searching, while I try my luck at the market outside.”

Saying goodbye to Talisman Master Shen, Li Jizhou followed Shopkeeper Zhou into the book studio.

Just as Talisman Master Shen said, the book studio spans three floors, gathering various jade texts and Jade Talismans, categorized into hundreds of categories by Shopkeeper Zhou.

The first floor’s most prominent section is the Exotic Skills, which, upon catching one’s Divine Sense, shows an introductory summary by Shopkeeper Zhou, detailing the effects and conditions for practice of Secret Skills, and suitable demographics.

At a glance, most of these are peculiar and bizarre secret skills with various effects.

There were a few that Li Jizhou found interesting, but they came with many restrictions, and even some with quite severe costs.

In summary, these Exotic Skills were all outside the mainstream, not the great path.

Besides that, the first floor mostly consists of Dual Cultivation secret skills, as well as various novels.

The cover of one novel was instantly recognizable to Li Jizhou; it was the same as the one Qi Yuan held at Spirit Pearl Mountain’s bazaar when he first visited.

And it wasn’t cheap, costing twenty Spirit Stones per book,

“Pill Master Li, are you fond of novels too?” Shopkeeper Zhou asked with a smile.

“Cultivation can be dull, so it’s nice to have an occasional diversion.” Li Jizhou casually replied.

Most novels in this realm were stories and illustrations meant to alleviate solitude, stories of mortal rebellion, Immortal Kings reincarnating, genius falls, Empress rebirths, etc…

They could even sometimes help disheartened cultivators regain their determination.

But they came with no restrictions on content and could be quite explosive.

Moreover, the illustrations by Spiritual Painters were precise and true to life, adding an extra layer of enjoyment.

Li Jizhou used his Divine Sense to probe the book Qi Yuan had been reading, slightly surprised by its unusual synopsis.

Without further thought, he followed Shopkeeper Zhou to the second floor.

The first-floor Secret Skills, Cultivation Techniques, and novels were mainly for sale.

The second floor comprised mostly of recorded information that could be purchased outright or perused, costing five Spirit Stones to ascend, or fifty Spirit Stones to reserve the floor for uninterrupted browsing.

“Pill Master Li, this area is recently stocked, containing some jade texts from a group in the western grave who found them in an ancient tomb, their content is diverse, and I’ve yet to fully organize them; you can take a look.”

“That section mainly covers local world curious tales and events, mostly personal impressions of cultivators, which might be biased and require your own discernment.”

After paying fifty Spirit Stones, Shopkeeper Zhou gave a brief introduction and then left on his own.

Li Jizhou took out two Restriction Talismans, sealing off the second and third floors, then indulged in the literature ocean here.

After some review, Li Jizhou felt a headache.

Most information was personal records of cultivators, some were deathbed ramblings, some were profound observations, and others were boastful hearsay, with almost none being accepted by the general public.

In this regard, Loose Cultivators showed a clear gap compared to Sect Disciples.

Sects usually have organized information, and senior mentors responsibly discard uncertain or harmful information, leaving only reliable details.

“This old man witnessed firsthand Ziyang True Monarch’s body being destroyed and his takeover by a Direct Disciple after three hundred years, who then got reversed, swallowed by Core Formation disciple’s Nascent Soul, his plan backfired.”

“In the East Sea there is a Dragon Emperor, who can swallow a Divinity Transformation Dao Sovereign without any resistance!”

“The Nine Demon Dao Sects Alliance Leader is actually the Demon Race Demon Emperor, trying to create civil strife among the Human Race, to divide them; I’ve got a brilliant plan to pacify this chaos, awaiting a hero to call me out of retirement.”

“My real account of walking out alive from the Blood Silence Forbidden Land…”

“Using Five Elements Spirit Root individuals as the main ingredient, mixed with extraterrestrial meteor iron, Celestial Cold Sand… can forge Diamond Puppets, reaching Tier Three, undefeated against True Core Masters…”

…

Browsing through, he felt his established knowledge slightly disrupted.

Not thinking further, he went straight to the third floor, finding the section marked ’Foreign Species.’

“Memoirs of a Happy Life with My Half-Demon Wife”

“How to Tame the Demon Race”

“The Capture and Fusion of Anomalous Fire”

…

Persistence pays off, as a jade text on Anomalous Fire caught his attention.

Li Jizhou focused his Divine Sense and concentrated on reading it.

Moments later, a smile appeared on his face; the contents largely matched what Li Jizhou had seen in a previous life at a senior Alchemy Dao master’s burial.

With mutual confirmation, this person’s jade text appeared more credible.

Li Jizhou subsequently dedicated himself to finding more jade texts by this person.

Not long after, in the Holy Spirit information category, he found another jade text by this person.

“Cyan Ox Wanderer!”

“This old man devoted a lifetime to Alchemy Dao, spending hundreds of years traveling from Central State to Western Desert, and then to Eastern Desolation, collecting historical materials on Anomalous Fire… Anomalous Fire can be fused, and Fire Spirits can be tamed!”

The text elaborately narrates tens of thousands of words detailing collected news and information related to Fire Spirits.

Fire Spirits are natural-born Holy Spirits; upon forming, they possess the might of Nascent Soul, with untamed personalities, considering themselves as leaders among spirits, yet, they are emotional and meaningful, raised from infancy, could potentially regard someone as a parent.

However, the Fire Spirit’s growth time is particularly long, a century equals one year, requiring thousands of years to possibly grow into a formed shape, surpassing Anomalous Fire. Most people waiting for Fire Spirits to form hardly see that day.

It also describes many accounts regarding Fire Spirits, including personal experiences in Western Desert’s Flame Mountain seeking Fire Element Holy Spirit trades for confidential Fire Spirit growth secrets.

It mentions Fire Spirits possess intelligence, if properly taught, could even serve as a pill refining assistant, refining pills themselves.

Among these are methods for nurturing Fire Spirits.

After carefully reading Cyan Ox Wanderer’s jade text, Li Jizhou couldn’t help but show a joyful expression.

“If true… this will be my greatest trump card!”

“It’s just… taking thousands of years to form… I may not wait that long in this lifetime, could I preserve this Fire Spirit for the next life?”

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