"Under the moniker of Skill-less."

Presumably, among the Legacy Lin Qinglong Senior obtained, besides the two calligraphies, this was the most important item.

Song Yan suddenly recalled the autobiography in the Immortal Cave’s long corridor.

In the past, when Lin Qinglong Senior first received the Legacy, a Loose Cultivator once scoffed:

"How can rotten wood bear dew? It’s just mud that can’t be plastered onto a wall."

Looking at this Dao Book now, and the Senior’s self-deprecating moniker, it added a sense of the Heavenly Dao’s impermanence.

An Incomplete Manual of a Dao Book.

It allowed an abandoned disciple of a small Sect to rise dramatically and become a Late Stage Foundation Establishment master.

Then its value was self-evident.

If it were put up for auction, fetching over a thousand Spirit Stones should not be a problem.

Especially since Wu Huaguo had mentioned that she had a small Family behind her, the Wu Family.

The Family’s development evidently yearned even more for such a highly potential treasure.

Song Yan had a thought in his mind: he should be able to get around five hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones from it.

This was mainly considering that the couple had lost a lot to act as his Protector and gather spiritual energy for him.

Under their protection, his Sword Dao seed had made a qualitative leap this time.

Out of humanitarian considerations, giving up a little profit was harmless.

"Hoo..."

It seemed he had made some kind of decision.

Rong Xiaofeng took out the three Mid-Grade Spirit Stones from his bag, and the three the couple had obtained earlier, all at once.

His Adam’s apple subtly bobbed, and he finally gritted his teeth, pushing the Spirit Stones to the center of the table, towards Song Yan.

"Daoist Song, we two have a proposal for you."

The usually steady Rong Xiaofeng was surprisingly reserved at this moment.

Song Yan couldn’t help but find it a little amusing.

"All the Mid-Grade Spirit Stones from this trip will be yours."

"This Wu Shu Incomplete Manual and the talismans, Spiritual Artifacts, and other miscellaneous items from these three qiankun bags will be left to us, the couple."

"What do you think...?"

Song Yan’s eyes lit up.

A profit.

A small profit.

Song Yan had glanced at everything in the qiankun bags.

There was nothing he could use.

Even if there were, they were all common goods like protective talismans, which could be bought elsewhere if needed.

Aside from the Wu Shu Incomplete Manual, there was nothing special.

Xiao He had also peeked and found no small toys that piqued her interest.

Song Yan was not surprised that the couple wanted these items; he had even guessed it.

With a Family behind them, they naturally needed everything: Medicinal Pills, talismans, Spiritual Artifacts, Formation Plates.

If he thought back carefully, this trip, perhaps apart from Che Ning who obtained the two calligraphies, the biggest winners were actually these two in front of him.

With the Wu Shu Incomplete Manual, plus these various spiritual items and resources, the Wu Family’s future Immortal Path would likely be splendid.

Song Yan pondered to himself.

Looking back at Lin Qinglong Senior’s life... Of course, we say speak no ill of the dead, so it’s not good to casually criticize.

However, to be honest.

This Senior was truly indescribable before obtaining the Legacy of his predecessors; if one were to comment on him... one could only say he was unlearned and unskilled.

"Skill-less Loose Cultivator..."

He evaluated himself as having extremely poor Aptitude, which would be the level of a four-Spiritual Root or even a five-Spiritual Root.

As long as the Wu Family managed diligently and developed steadily.

If some three-Spiritual Root or even a few two-Spiritual Root descendants with good Heart-Nature and Comprehension Ability emerged from the Family.

Then, with the help of this Dao Book, they could establish themselves in the county and prefecture where the Family was located.

It might even be possible for them to make a name for themselves in the Chu Kingdom.

Thinking of this, Song Yan even had an absurd feeling that "if this Family prospers in the future, I will have a share of the credit."

Lin Qinglong Senior’s path of Cultivation could not be summarized by a single Dao Book, and his ultimate achievements were also not replicable.

However, who could say that among the descendants of the Wu Family, there wouldn’t be someone with a great Opportunity?

The only thing that Song Yan couldn’t quite figure out was... what was the situation with this Family that required two Qi Refining Middle Stage Cultivators to support it?

He considered many things, but it only took a few breaths.

Song Yan said no unnecessary words, just nodded: "Okay."

Rong Xiaofeng and Wu Huaguo breathed a sigh of relief.

Purely in terms of the quantity of items, Song Yan actually profited.

However, because the value of the Wu Shu Incomplete Manual was truly difficult to estimate for Qi Refining Cultivators like them, the couple was somewhat worried.

They were afraid Song Yan would make exorbitant demands.

At least, they absolutely had to obtain this Wu Shu Incomplete Manual.

Just as Song Yan thought, this was crucial for the entire Wu Family.

Such a straightforward agreement also elevated the couple’s impression of Song Yan.

"Then, thank you, Fellow Daoist Song."

Due to Song Yan’s unique nature as a Sword Cultivator, the distribution of spoils was so fast that it shocked the couple.

This young man truly wanted nothing but Spirit Stones.

For them, of course, this was exactly what they wished for.

None of them were in the mood for small talk and planned to part ways.

"If there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave first."

Song Yan stood up to say goodbye, and the couple saw him to the door.

Rong Xiaofeng was beaming, looking genuinely happy: "Fellow Daoist Song, if you have the chance to come to Bei Ya Mountain in Longquan Prefecture, my wife and I will certainly welcome you warmly."

"Good, I will."

Song Yan nodded in agreement.

These two were quite interesting and not some heinous villains.

Moreover, it was just a courtesy, so agreeing verbally was fine... After parting ways with the couple, Song Yan rushed back to the Sect without stopping.

After fusing the withered wood and thunder, he had a faint premonition.

The Dao seed within his body had probably reached the limit it could achieve at his current Realm.

To advance further, he needed to perfect his Dao Heart and Sword Intent, and truly possess a Natal Flying Sword.

Furthermore, Song Yan discovered something he couldn’t yet confirm.

For a Sword Cultivator, the improvement of spiritual power Realm and the Breakthrough of Cultivation Bottlenecks seemed subtly linked to the changes in the Sword Dao seed.

Previously, according to the Sword Planting Technique, Song Yan believed that improving the grade of the Sword Dao seed merely enhanced Cultivation Aptitude.

After all, he had always only thought of the Sword Dao seed as a Sword Cultivator’s Spiritual Root.

But this time, after fusing the withered wood and thunder, the barrier that was still some distance from Qi Refining Stage 6 now felt subtly close at hand.

The enhancement and strengthening of the Sword Dao seed seemed to have simultaneously pushed Song Yan’s Cultivation forward slightly.

Although it was only an insignificant trace.

But it was enough to excite him.

He had a rough guess just by thinking about it.

Spiritual objects, being pure and extreme elemental spiritual energy, would naturally have some scattered spiritual energy merge into the Meridians when strengthening the Dao seed, which was quite normal.

It was a good thing overall, so Song Yan didn’t delve into it further.

He now had only one thought in his mind.

"Breakthrough..."

Qi Refining Stage 6.

It was time to Breakthrough.