Chapter 864: Enlightenment Bamboo
Regarding such a result, Lin Tianming was slightly regretful, but soon felt relieved.
Because he actually knew very well that formation masters are extremely rare in the Cultivation World, and advancing is even more difficult.
At the very least, the difficulty of a formation master's advancement is much greater compared to an alchemist or artifact refiner.
And once one reaches the Third Order level, they are already considered high-order master-level figures.
An existence of this level may be relatively common in the central regions of the Nine Provinces Continent, but in a place like Jinfeng Nation, they are already as rare as a phoenix's feathers.
In this way, since there are no high-rank level formation masters, naturally there are not many inheritance insights left.
In contrast, although the Li family has been passed down for a long time, it is indeed very difficult to leave behind some Third-Order level formation master inheritance.
From this perspective, it is not so strange that Li Yongan himself and the family inheritance did not have the inheritance of a Third-Order formation master.
Understanding this, Lin Tianming no longer dwelled on the matter.
Next, Lin Tianming collected these inheritance items in a unified manner and prepared a series of classifications.
After completing these, Lin Tianming picked up a storage jade pendant again and began to erase the remaining divine sense on it, starting his probing immediately.
Half an hour later, Lin Tianming's expression remained calm and unruffled.
Under his investigation, in Li Yongan's last storage jade pendant, there were items stored that were relatively valuable.
Among them, Lin Tianming found ten Fourth-Tier treasures, including five that he already owned, covering spiritual medicine materials, artifact refining materials, and items from the body of Fourth Order Demonic Beasts.
Among the other five Fourth Order treasures, two artifact refining materials have relatively ordinary value and are of no use to Lin Tianming.
However, these items reaching the Fourth Order level are naturally not ordinary treasures.
Furthermore, Lin Shilu is also a Third-Order formation master and can use these Fourth-Order artifact refining materials when refining some powerful magical treasures.
Thus, items useless to Lin Tianming can still exert great value.
Additionally, among the three Fourth Order treasures that Lin Tianming did not possess, there are two spiritual medicine materials of relatively high value, which are the main ingredients for many common Fourth Order elixirs.
These items can completely play a crucial role in improving Lin Tianming's alchemy once he enters the Nascent Soul Stage.
In this regard, when Lin Tianming saw these spiritual medicines, he was slightly excited inside.
But soon, he regained his composure.
As for the last relatively precious Fourth Order item, it is a Heaven and Earth spirit material called "Enlightenment Bamboo."
This "Enlightenment Bamboo" is relatively rare in the current Qingzhou Cultivation World, and its function is quite mysterious.
Like ordinary treasures, it is usually used to enhance a cultivator's cultivation realm, improve a cultivator's divine skills, or for use within the Four Arts of Cultivation.
Yet, the function of this "Enlightenment Bamboo" is to serve as a treasure that aids a cultivator's practice.
On this, Lin Tianming has seen some records about it in various literature and texts.
According to the recorded introduction, the "Enlightenment Bamboo" can be burned during a cultivator's closed-door practice to release a special fragrance.
This fragrance allows the cultivator to unite mind and body, entering a quite mysterious state.
In this state, the cultivator's comprehension is evidently enhanced, providing great assistance in understanding various cultivation techniques, divine powers, and even insights into the Four Arts of Cultivation.
It is said, even if a cultivator were to attempt breaking into a higher realm, this "Enlightenment Bamboo" could still play an aiding role.
Thus, considering the excellent effects of the "Enlightenment Bamboo" that apply in various environments, its singular value naturally stands out.
Sadly, however, as this item continues to burn, it will eventually be fully consumed.
For instance, the "Enlightenment Bamboo" Lin Tianming acquired now has clearly been burnt several times and now only a segment of about one meter remains.
This length of the "Enlightenment Bamboo" is approximately less than half its normal length, so if Lin Tianming continues to use it, the time is extremely limited.
Fortunately, the "Enlightenment Bamboo" burns very slowly, and with Lin Tianming's current closed-door practice method, it is sufficient for use over a span of more than ten years in one go.
With such a long time as support, it can completely allow Lin Tianming to conduct a long-term retreat.
Based on Lin Tianming's thoughts, this item is of course to be used in closed-door cultivation, to break through to a higher realm, to maximize its value.
For example, if he uses it now to deepen the study of alchemy, perhaps it would be very effective and could be used two or three times.
But given his current state, his alchemy has already reached the peak of the Third Order level, and without a breakthrough in cultivation, there is hardly any room for further progress.
This includes his own cultivation realm, which has limited growth potential while remaining at the Golden Core Stage.
On this basis, if Lin Tianming used such a special Heaven and Earth treasure as the "Enlightenment Bamboo," it would only result in a waste of this resource.
Conversely, if he utilizes this item when breaking through to the Nascent Soul Stage in the future, it could allow him to achieve a breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Stage in one fell swoop, officially stepping into the ranks of top cultivators.
From this perspective, it's naturally ideal to reserve this "Enlightenment Bamboo" for crucial moments to fully realize its maximum value.