The Evergreen Demonic Sect? The Luan-Phoenix Harmony Formula Was a Demonic Art? Conditions for Joining the Rogue Cultivator Alliance

Jade Wave Island's main street was more than twice as wide as Falling Cloud Island's, and the buildings lining it were grander, with larger shops.

Among the cultivators coming and going, those at the seventh or eighth level of qi refinement were everywhere. Occasionally, a foundation establishment cultivator could be seen as well.

Wang Mengde walked down the street, his gaze sweeping over one shop sign after another.

The first thing he needed to buy was a secret art for copying jade slips.

Good things like pill recipes and insights into pill refining could fetch better prices if he made multiple copies.

Hiring someone to copy them would invite envy. He did not trust that option.

After walking for a while, he stopped outside a shop bearing a plaque that read "Myriad Scroll Pavilion."

It was a cultivation manual shop. Its storefront was small, but the sign outside declared, "Cultivation methods, spells, secret arts, pill recipes,

talisman techniques—we have them all." Quite a bold claim.

Wang Mengde pushed open the door and entered.

Soft light filled the shop, and wisps of sandalwood incense curled through the air. Bookshelves lined three walls, neatly stacked with jade slips and animal-hide booklets. Beside each jade slip was a label listing the cultivation method's name, grade, and price.

A white-haired old man sat behind the counter. He had peak qi refinement cultivation and a lean face, and was studying a thick booklet in his hands.

Hearing footsteps, the old man looked up, set down his booklet, and rose. A warm smile spread across his face as he asked in a gentle, courteous voice, "What would you like to buy, honored customer?"

Wang Mengde approached the counter and got straight to the point. "I want to buy a secret art for copying jade slips."

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