These thoughts flashed through Ning Fa's mind. After all, he hadn't even broken through to the middle stage of Qi Refining yet, so it was too early to talk about these things.
Ning Fa entered the Scripture Hall.
Inside the first floor, which spanned several hundred square meters, numerous jade-green stone shelves were arranged, holding various jade slips and ancient tomes.
These jade slips and tomes were all enveloped in a white hazy light. Ning Fa projected his spiritual sense onto them, allowing him to see their descriptions and the family contribution points required for exchange.
"[Evergreen Cultivation Art], Wood-element cultivation technique, good for health, weak in power, Yellow Grade Low Rank, can be cultivated to early Foundation Establishment, twenty contribution points."
"[Blazing Flame Art], Fire-element cultivation technique, excellent power, relatively difficult to advance, Yellow Grade Low Rank, can be cultivated to middle Foundation Establishment, forty contribution points."
Ning Fa browsed them one by one, unsurprised that these cultivation techniques required family contribution points for exchange.
Each family disciple had one opportunity to choose a cultivation technique for free. However, if they wished to learn other secret cultivation techniques, they would have to pay a price.
After all, giving everything away for free might foster a habit of reaping without sowing among the family disciples, which would not be beneficial for their future growth. Ning Fa strongly agreed with this point.
He currently had one hundred family contribution points, which were directly gifted to him by the family after he became a Pill Master.
Ning Fa moved among these jade-green stone shelves, patiently examining them.
It was clear that these were all ordinary cultivation techniques, which were of no use to Ning Fa.
When Ning Fa arrived at another jade-green stone shelf, a tome caught his attention.
"[Complete Compendium of Five Elements Spells, Tier 1], twenty contribution points."
Ning Fa briefly scanned the description and was pleasantly surprised to find some lightning-element spells within, though not many.
After his Thunderball Technique suddenly advanced from the Minor Accomplishment stage to the Paragon stage, Ning Fa had wanted to learn other lightning-element spells to see if they would similarly advance.
However, Ning Fa resisted the urge to exchange for it immediately. This was not his primary goal, and he didn't want to run out of contribution points later.
Ning Fa moved to another area. This section contained not cultivation techniques, but rather tomes related to the myriad arts of cultivation.
"[Outline of a Junior Spiritual Planter], ten contribution points."
"[The Cultivation of a Spiritual Farmer], twenty contribution points."
"[Complete Compendium of Tier 1 Spirit Fish and Aquaculture Theory], thirty contribution points."
"[Complete Compendium of Junior Talisman Scripture], twenty contribution points."
Upon seeing this tome, Ning Fa suddenly stopped, his eyes flickering.
He suddenly wondered if the Mysterious Scroll could be used to trace the origins of talismans.
If so, wouldn't that mean he could also reproduce talismans using a small amount of Spiritual Material?
Wouldn't his talisman crafting skills then improve as rapidly as his alchemy skills?
Ning Fa felt a slight thrill, believing that given the capabilities displayed by the Mysterious Scroll, this was highly probable.
The profession of Talisman Master was even more popular than that of Pill Master. Compared to alchemy, the barrier to entry for talisman crafting was not as high, and crucially, the Spiritual Material consumed was relatively less.
Ning Fa didn't expect to make money selling talismans. After all, the profit from talisman crafting would certainly not be as high as alchemy.
He simply wanted to improve his combat strength, as talismans were an important means of combat for cultivators.
He intended to learn talisman crafting later. If he could master advanced talisman crafting techniques, it would be a significant help to him.
However, Ning Fa did not rashly exchange for this Junior Talisman Scripture, as it was not his primary goal, and its priority was even lower than that of the [Complete Compendium of Five Elements Spells, Tier 1].
Soon, Ning Fa had a general overview of the first floor but found no relevant ancient texts he was looking for.
He directly proceeded to the second floor. This level was also protected by a restriction. Only after Ning Fa presented the Alchemy Hall Token was he able to enter smoothly.
The second floor of the Scripture Hall was significantly smaller, with fewer than twenty jade-green stone shelves.
Ning Fa carefully examined them. The cultivation techniques available here were clearly much more advanced.
"[Earth Flame Art], Earth and Fire dual-element cultivation technique. Cultivators must possess Earth and Fire Spiritual Roots. Yellow Grade High Rank, can be cultivated to middle Foundation Establishment, two hundred contribution points."
"[Blackwood Art], Wood-element cultivation technique. Yellow Grade High Rank, requires the aid of poisons for cultivation. Attacks carry poison effects. Can be cultivated to late Foundation Establishment, two hundred fifty contribution points."
These cultivation techniques all appeared extraordinary, but they did little to attract Ning Fa.
After all, the Primordial Thunder Art he was currently cultivating was already a Mystic Grade High Rank cultivation technique.
When Ning Fa arrived at another jade-green stone shelf, his expression immediately became much more solemn, as most of the jade slips and tomes placed here were ancient texts.
They included legends and old tales passed down from ancient times, biographies of powerful figures, or records of local customs and traditions.
"[Travelogue of Yun Songzi], records the events encountered by the late Nascent Soul cultivator Yun Songzi during his travels in the Cangyuan Cultivation World a thousand years ago. Includes a simplified map, three hundred contribution points."
Upon seeing this tome, Ning Fa's eyes lit up. This tome held great appeal for him.
After all, he was completely in the dark about the current world he was in. He only knew that he was in Yun Prefecture of the Jiang Kingdom.
However, he had no idea how vast the Jiang Kingdom was, which immortal cultivation sects existed there, or what lay beyond the Jiang Kingdom.
For reasons unknown, his family had never taught him such information.
This tome was likely to answer his questions. For instance, through its introduction, he learned that the Jiang Kingdom was located in a vast and boundless land called the Cangyuan Cultivation World.
But upon seeing that it required three hundred contribution points for redemption, Ning Fa couldn't help but curse inwardly.
It was just a travelogue, not some cultivation technique, yet it dared to be priced so high in contribution points. He truly didn't understand what the person responsible was thinking.
Although he was very tempted by this travelogue, he could only give up on it for now, planning to redeem it later when he had saved up enough contribution points.
Ning Fa continued browsing.
When he reached another shelf made of blue jade, Ning Fa suddenly stopped, excitement appearing in his eyes.
"[Fragment of the Heavenly Splendor Treasure Scripture], authored by True Lord Tian Hua, the foremost cultivator of the Jiang Kingdom ten thousand years ago. Only a partial fragment exists, involving preliminary inferences on a cultivator's spiritual roots, spiritual bodies, dharma bodies, and other cultivation aptitudes. Eighty contribution points."
The reason Ning Fa was excited was that from the introduction of this ancient text, he immediately thought that he might possess that legendary spiritual body, rather than just a simple Lightning Spiritual Root.
He felt that this ancient text should be what he was looking for, but unfortunately, it was only a fragment. He didn't know if it contained the kind of records he desired.
However, he wasn't going to miss this opportunity, so he took out the Alchemy Hall Token and gently waved it towards the ancient text.
Immediately, a green light shot out from the token and entered the white radiance enveloping the ancient text.
The white radiance slowly disappeared. At this moment, the "one hundred" in the bottom left corner of the Alchemy Hall Token had changed to "twenty."