txolops Chapter 72 Skill Enhancement
Chapter 72 Skill Enhancement
[A few days later, you leave Azure Moon Immortal City under the pretext of going out to purchase spiritual materials.]
For over twenty years, you have frequently traveled to other immortal cities to purchase the supplies you need.
[Azure Moon Immortal City is merely the largest gathering place for independent cultivators in the Taiyuan Domain. There are many other immortal cities, whose scale is in no way inferior to Azure Moon Immortal City.]
When you returned to Azure Moon Immortal City, you already had a completely different appearance.
[By taking out the cave dwelling token, you successfully enter the cave dwelling where the 'Nine-Bend Frost Spirit Ginseng' is stored.]
[As expected, you obtained the 'Nine-Bend Frost Spirit Ginseng' and then left the cave.]
Half a month later, you returned to Azure Moon Immortal City as the alchemist "Wang Lin".
On the second floor of the Danlou, you sat cross-legged, took out the "Nine-Bend Cold Spirit Ginseng," and examined it carefully.
This Core Formation spiritual plant exudes a chilling aura that captivates the soul.
"As expected of a Core Formation Spiritual Object."
You sighed inwardly. The Nine-Bend Cold Spirit Ginseng was a top-grade Tier 3 treasure, one of the highest-grade items you had encountered in this simulation.
"I wonder how Ye Feng is doing now? Is he alive or not?"
[You put away the 'Nine-Bend Cold Spirit Ginseng' and thought of Ye Feng.]
During the transaction, you also left yourself a backup plan, namely, you left behind the first drop of Ye Feng's essence blood.
[With that drop of essence blood, you can determine Ye Feng's life or death status, as well as his approximate location.]
But you don't want to do that right now, worried that the other party will find out and you'll be tracked back.
You didn't even bring Ye Feng's drop of essence blood with you; instead, you hid it in a secret place.
If Ye Feng were possessed by a True Immortal, your use of their essence and blood to perform magic would be detected by the True Immortal.
A True Immortal at the Core Formation stage possesses a wide range of abilities. The purpose of you leaving your essence blood is to prevent any problems with the Nine-Bend Cold Spirit Ginseng.
Now that the Nine-Bend Cold Spirit Ginseng has successfully reached your hands, you naturally wouldn't risk using that drop of essence blood to satisfy your curiosity.
Whether Ye Feng lives or dies is none of your business anymore.
......
[In the fifty-fifth year, you are seventy-one years old]
Ruan Ci from Beast Taming Mountain, accompanied by more than ten female eagles, came to the door, intending to breed with the Dark Demon Eagle.
Inside the courtyard, Ruan Ci's beautiful eyes gleamed with wonder as she gazed at the massive black eagle, its size and aura drastically altered.
This is the first time Ruan Ci has come to breed with the Dark Demon Eagle since it advanced to the second tier.
"A second-tier dark demonic eagle... It seems that Master Wang's spirit pet has a very rich bloodline..."
Ruan Ci spoke softly, but this time she did not reach out to touch the Dark Demon Eagle.
[The main problem is that the Dark Demon Eagle's size has increased dramatically after advancing to the second tier; even if Ruan Ci reached out to touch it, she couldn't feel much of it anymore.]
"I'm lucky." A smile appeared on your face.
"In that case, Master Wang, shall we begin now?" Ruan Ci asked.
"Fellow Daoist Ruan is joking... The number of times Little Black mates when it's at level one is naturally different from when it's at level two."
You looked at Ruan Ci with a half-smile.
The implication is that they plan to raise prices.
[This is a reasonable request. Can the breeding of a first-tier spirit pet be the same as the breeding of a second-tier spirit pet?]
"Master Wang is really good at business..." Ruan Ci sighed, then suddenly said, "I wonder if Master Wang could lower his requirements a bit? If it weren't a Core Formation spirit pet, my Beast Taming Mountain would be willing to buy this spirit pet..."
"I've known Xiao Hei for decades; we're like family..." You shook your head slightly. "I won't sell anything that's not a Core Formation item."
Ruan Ci was speechless, but didn't say anything more.
[There are also Earth-grade bloodline demonic beasts breeding in Beast Taming Mountain, and their desire for the Dark Demon Eagle is not very strong, so they are unwilling to exchange it for Core Formation spiritual items.]
The two renegotiated the price and then began breeding.
......
[In the fifty-fifth year, you are seventy-two years old]
The long-awaited mid-sized auction in the Immortal City was successfully held.
You will naturally enter the auction venue in advance and wait for the auction to begin.
On the high platform, presiding over the auction was a Foundation Establishment stage female cultivator with a cool and aloof demeanor.
"Fellow Daoists, the first item to be auctioned is a Foundation Establishment Pill."
"The uses of the Foundation Establishment Pill are self-evident. Let the bidding begin..."
The appearance of the Foundation Establishment Pill ignited the atmosphere at the auction, with cultivators bidding one after another.
[You didn't react much, because it was you who sold the Foundation Establishment Pill at the auction.]
Several years ago, Alchemist Zhao Kan successfully refined two batches of Foundation Establishment Pills. Because of your support in providing the main and auxiliary ingredients, all seven Foundation Establishment Pills from those two batches ended up in your hands.
Over the past few years, you have sold these seven Foundation Establishment Pills through auctions.
The auction soon entered its second half.
["This item is very special; it is a divine soul treasure capable of stabilizing the divine souls of cultivators like us... The auction will now begin!"]
"Price: 10,000 spirit stones!"
[The aloof and elegant Foundation Establishment female cultivator had just finished speaking]
A Foundation Establishment cultivator then spoke up, "Eleven thousand spirit stones!"
Your purpose in participating in this auction is precisely for this divine treasure.
However, you didn't immediately place a bid; instead, you waited quietly.
As time passed, the price of the Divine Soul Treasure reached 18,000 spirit stones.
The number of Foundation Establishment stage cultivators bidding is decreasing.
For Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, the effects of Soul Treasures are not very significant.
The reason it sells for ten or twenty thousand spirit stones is mainly because this type of treasure is extremely rare.
"Twenty thousand spirit stones," you suddenly said, adding two thousand spirit stones directly.
The other two Foundation Establishment cultivators who were bidding hesitated for a moment and did not continue to bid.
"We got it!"
[You must have it in your heart]
[Having acquired the divine treasure you desired, you were already considering leaving.]
But the next item in the auction caught your attention.
[“The Legacy of Divination…”]
Your expression is strange.
Divination is also one of the many arts of cultivating immortality.
[However, it is an extremely niche cultivation art, and divination is too difficult to even begin. Even the notoriously obscure and difficult art of array formations cannot compare to divination.]
Furthermore, those who practice divination and delve into the secrets of heaven are prone to having short lifespans.
This has led to a decrease in the number of cultivators who are proficient in this type of inheritance.
After some thought, you offered three thousand spirit stones and bought this inheritance.
For you, the various skills passed down through generations, and the secret techniques and methods of cultivation are more valuable than actual treasures.
[After all, it can be recorded, inherited into the main body, and used in subsequent simulations.]
Even if you don't need it in this simulation, you might need it in future ones. In any case, you'll never have too much of it as a foundation for your knowledge.
......
You return to Danlou before sunset.
[You take out the divine treasure you photographed; it's a pendant, purple in color, and incredibly beautiful.]
After observing the divine soul treasure for a while, you began to refine it.
[During the refining of the Divine Soul Treasure, no effort is required; simply nurturing it with divine sense is sufficient.]
You casually begin refining pills.
The alchemy furnace spins, the earth fire burns, and countless alchemical concepts in your mind begin to collide and intertwine.
[You subconsciously begin refining a mid-grade second-tier pill]
[After an unknown amount of time, the alchemy furnace stopped, and three round, mid-grade second-tier pills emerged.]
The air is filled with a rich, lingering fragrance of cinnamon.
"The refining was successful?"
You paused, then realized you had just experienced a kind of epiphany.
[With the help of this sudden enlightenment, you have made a leap forward in the mid-second rank of alchemy skills.]