Li Ping sat in the hall, drinking tea as he waited.
Before long, a Fire Dragon Sect cultivator brought over the Formation Abacus that True Lord Fire Dragon had used during his lifetime.
"Senior, this is the Formation Abacus Patriarch Fire Dragon left behind." The middle-aged cultivator in Confucian robes respectfully presented it.
Li Ping beckoned lightly, and his magic power sent the Formation Abacus streaking into his palm.
He lowered his head to inspect it.
The Formation Abacus in his hand had a dull, gray surface and looked like an ordinary piece of iron.
Clearly, after sitting unused for thousands of years, the treasure had lost most of its spirituality to the passing of time. Perhaps it could no longer even be used as a Formation Abacus.
Yet a hint of a smile appeared in Li Ping's eyes.
For at that very moment, beneath his gaze,
a line of small text that only he could see slowly appeared in the air above the dull gray Formation Abacus:
[Formation Abacus containing the lifetime legacy of a Fourth-Tier Top-Grade Formation Master, mid-grade spirit stones ×4,000, one portion each of Fourth-Tier Top-Grade metal-, wood-, water-, fire-, and earth-attribute spirit materials, one Fourth-Tier Top-Grade spirit vein. Using these as nourishment grants mastery of Fourth-Tier Top-Grade Formation Dao skills.]
Li Ping nodded slightly, then turned toward the respectful middle-aged cultivator in Confucian robes and said in a tone that brooked no argument, "Good. This is precisely what I need. I'll take it."
Naturally, the middle-aged cultivator dared not object. "It is an honor for everyone in the Fire Dragon Sect that this item has caught your eye, Senior."
"Mm."
Seeing how sensible he was, Li Ping smiled and said, "As I said earlier, I won't take your things for nothing. What would