Living in Yellow Maple Valley, I steadily cultivate immortality with a daily divination!

Chapter 75 Spirit Summoning Seal! The Secret Technique for Enslaving Demonic Beasts!

The layout of the Spirit Beast Mountain Market is quite similar to that of the Yellow Maple Valley Market, except that there are more streets and shops are more densely packed, and the air is filled with a strange smell of spirit herbs, monster materials and various strange insect foods.

One of the streets, only half-finished, was crowded with monks setting up stalls, their cries of selling and bargaining filling the air, creating a lively and bustling atmosphere.

Lin Chuan walked down the street with the silent black-robed Qu Hun. He had already activated the "Hidden Spirit Technique" to steadily suppress his outward aura at the early Foundation Establishment stage.

Even so, in this market where Qi Refining cultivators were the main group of people, the Foundation Establishment stage cultivators still stood out quite a bit.

"Senior, you look unfamiliar. Is this your first time visiting our Spirit Beast Mountain Market?"

A middle-aged cultivator, around forty years old, with a sharp face and a cultivation level of the tenth stage of Qi Refining, quickly stepped forward with a professional and enthusiastic smile, bowing respectfully. In the cultivation world, those who have reached the highest level are given precedence, and it is customary for Qi Refining cultivators to address Foundation Establishment cultivators as "seniors."

Lin Chuan glanced at him and immediately understood—Feng Xingzi.

He was already familiar with this kind of business that relied on guiding visiting monks and introducing them to shops to earn commissions.

"Yes, I'm new here."

Lin Chuan gave a casual reply and asked directly, "I'd like to know which shops have the best quality and the most complete selection of spirit insect-related goods?"

Feng Xingzi's eyes lit up; he knew a knowledgeable and demanding "big customer" had arrived, and he quickly and diligently introduced the product:

"Senior, you've come to the right person! When it comes to spirit insects, the two best places to go in our market are 'Treasure Insect Pavilion' and 'Spirit Insect Pavilion.' 'Treasure Insect Pavilion' is famous for its rare insect eggs and breeding secrets, and its prices are relatively high; 'Spirit Insect Pavilion' focuses more on the larvae and adults of common spirit insects, as well as various breeding materials. It has a complete range of products and its prices are relatively more affordable."

"Spirit Insect Pavilion..." Lin Chuan's heart stirred. The divination indicated that this was the shop. "I'll go and take a look at the Spirit Insect Pavilion."

"Alright! Senior, please follow me!" Feng Xingzi's smile widened, and he quickly led the way.

After walking through several streets, they arrived at a relatively quiet neighborhood with more orderly shops. Feng Xingzi led Lin Chuan to a three-story wooden building with the three ancient seal characters "Lingchong Pavilion" on the door plaque.

"Manager Xu! We have a distinguished guest!" Feng Xingzi called out loudly inside.

Soon, a middle-aged shopkeeper dressed in a green robe, with a refined appearance and also possessing early Foundation Establishment cultivation, strode out to greet them. His gaze swept over Lin Chuan and the black-robed Qu Hun behind him, and a warm smile spread across his face: "Welcome, fellow Daoist, to our humble shop! Is this your first time here? Please come in!"

After completing his task, Feng Xingzi bowed to Lin Chuan and Manager Xu, and then tactfully withdrew.

The store has its own rules for settling commissions and will not default on payments, since reputation is the key to attracting these "active customers".

Lin Chuan followed Manager Xu into the shop.

The store is spacious and elegantly decorated, with rows of half-person-high transparent crystal cabinets neatly arranged.

Inside the crystal cabinet, there are various colorful larvae wriggling, insect eggs lying quietly on soft spiritual grass, or some strangely shaped adult insect specimens that are carefully preserved.

The air was filled with a faint fragrance of grass and trees, and a unique insect scent.

In other counters, there were various bottles and jars labeled "chalcedony powder," "blood crystal sand," and "bone-rotten vine essence," all of which were special "feed" for cultivating specific spirit insects.

Lin Chuan's gaze did not linger on the goods for long. He casually scanned the store and finally landed on a small nanmu wood bookshelf against the wall.

The bookshelf was neatly arranged with four or five thread-bound classics, most of which had covers such as "An Introduction to Spiritual Insects" and "Essentials of Breeding Hundred Insects" as basic or advanced breeding manuals.

"Oh, fellow Daoist, you're also interested in cultivation manuals?" Manager Xu observed your expression and introduced with a smile, "These are cultivation methods that are currently widely circulated and quite mature. Fellow Daoist, feel free to browse them if you wish."

Lin Chuan nodded, walked to the bookshelf, and picked up and flipped through the books one by one.

He kept the hidden meaning of the divination in mind, and when he flipped through it, he scanned it with his divine sense, paying special attention to the first character of each paragraph.

However, after quickly flipping through these four or five books, I gained nothing; the content was all just standard knowledge about spirit insects.

He calmly put down the book, his gaze seemingly casually glancing at a slightly lower cabinet next to him, where several more worn-out books, covered with a thin layer of dust, appeared to be placed.

"A Life in Yellow Maple Valley: A Daily Divination for Steady Immortal Cultivation!" - A daily update of 100,000 words, presented with utmost sincerity by Cola Novels!

"Manager Xu, may I take a look at those books at the bottom?" Lin Chuan asked, pointing to the stack of old books.

"Huh? Those...?"

Shopkeeper Xu glanced at them and smiled somewhat embarrassedly, "Those are old books I collected years ago. The cultivation methods inside are quite different from the current mainstream methods, and some are even erroneous. Nobody cares about them anymore, so I just used them to prop up the corners of the cabinet. If you are curious, you may take a look."

As he spoke, he bent down and took out the three old books that were obviously thicker, with yellowed pages and worn edges, brushed off the dust, and handed them to Lin Chuan.

When he picked up the second book and turned to the second page, his mind suddenly jolted!

The first character of the first paragraph on this page is a slightly archaic "役".

His gaze quickly moved downwards; the first character of the second paragraph was "灵" (spirit), and the first character of the third paragraph was "印" (seal).

[Spirit Summoning Seal]!

"Found it!"

Lin Chuan was overjoyed, as if he had drunk sweet spring water.

But his face remained calm, even slightly furrowed, as if he was not very satisfied with the outdated content of the book.

He continued to calmly flip through the second book, then picked up the third book and skimmed through it before finally closing the three old books.

"Manager Xu, these old methods are indeed somewhat...outdated." Lin Chuan shook his head, then changed the subject, "However, I've recently become interested in the 'Five-Colored Moth.' Do you have any high-quality eggs here?"

"Five-colored moth eggs? Yes, yes, yes!" Shopkeeper Xu nodded hurriedly. "These moths are adept at mimicking environmental colors, making them excellent at reconnaissance and surveillance. However, they are difficult to cultivate, and the survival rate is low... My shop happens to have a batch of one hundred high-quality eggs, priced at fifty spirit stones. What do you think, fellow Daoist?"

"Sure," Lin Chuan readily agreed, then casually picked up the three old books. "Although the methods in these old books are outdated, some of the ideas are quite interesting. Consider them a bonus for me to study, how about it?"

Fifty spirit stones for one hundred five-colored moth eggs is a fair price. With three old, unwanted books used as corner pads as a bonus, Shopkeeper Xu naturally had no reason to refuse, and it would also create a good relationship. "If you like them, please take them! If you need any more spirit insect-related items in the future, feel free to come to my shop!"

The transaction was completed. Lin Chuan put away the insect eggs and three old books, and left the Spirit Insect Pavilion with Qu Hun.

He didn't linger in the market, going straight to a quiet inn to stay in. After setting up a simple soundproof barrier, Lin Chuan couldn't wait to take out the second old book.

Following the previously discovered pattern of "役、灵、印", we carefully searched for the first character of each paragraph in the entire book.

Soon, he found and copied the complete secret formula, which was made up of hidden characters, onto the jade slip.

"Spirit Summoning Seal..." Lin Chuan's divine sense sank into the jade slip, carefully studying this unexpectedly acquired secret technique. The more he read, the brighter the light in his eyes became, but then a trace of regret also appeared.

This seal technique is based on the practitioner's own pure spiritual power.

By combining special magical power, it condenses into a unique "spiritual seal".

This seal can be forcibly implanted into the unawakened, unformed soul of a demon beast, forming an absolute master-servant contract and achieving forced enslavement!

Its power and success rate depend directly on the strength of the caster's own spiritual consciousness.

If one's spiritual sense is far superior to that of the target demon beast, then enslavement will be easy and secure.

If one's spiritual awareness is insufficient, at best the spell will fail and backfire, and the soul will be damaged.

In severe cases, one may be overwhelmed by the primal soul of a ferocious beast, causing them to lose their composure.

They might even be swallowed up!

"What a pity! What a pity!"

After reading it, Lin Chuan couldn't help but sigh twice, his face full of regret: "If I had obtained this 'Spirit Taming Seal' a few days earlier, why would I have needed to kill that level four Golden-backed Demon Mantis? If I could have enslaved it, with its terrifying combat power comparable to the late Foundation Establishment stage and its close combat strength approaching that of the Core Formation stage, I could practically roam freely during my Foundation Establishment period!"

—ps

Are there many readers of this book? There seem to be very few comments. I hope there will be more comments!