Advancing to a Middle-Grade Spirit Root
You looked at the small box in front of you, but didn't reach out to take it.
"One."
The old man in the gray robe immediately looked up.
"Young man, I said two, and I meant two."
You place a Jade Bottle on the table, and loosen the cork by a single thread.
[A pale yellow fragrance wafted out, and a faint ivory-shaped pattern flashed at the mouth of the bottle.]
The gray-robed elder scanned the area with his Divine Sense and was visibly startled.
[Your Yellow Fang Pill is probably 30% more potent than the ordinary one.]
[For breaking through to the Golden Core, the first Yellow Fang Pill is generally the most effective.]
[The second pill's effect is greatly reduced, and by the third, it's almost useless.]
[Of course, this rule may not always apply to certain cheaters.]
[Push the cork back in.]
"A Yellow Fang Pill."
"Add another 20,000 Spirit Stones."
The gray-robed elder hesitated visibly for a moment, then insisted,
"I want two."
[Put the Jade Bottle away.]
"Then Auction."
[In the private room, no one spoke for a moment.]
Void-Aperture Jade Marrow can fetch high prices at Auctions.
[But Yellow Fang Pill may not appear.]
If another Golden Core True Person emerges from the Lineage, the Li Lineage can be considered a second-rate Lineage in Qingyang City.
The gray-robed old man stared at the small bronze box on the table, his mind racing as he weighed his options.
[His right hand gripped the corner of the box, then released it.]
Finally, he pushed the small box in front of you.
"One Yellow Fang Pill, 20,000 Spirit Stones."
["Make a deal."]
[You placed the bottle containing the Yellow Fang Pill on the table, and then pushed over a bag of Spirit Stones.]
[This I'm the Client.]
The gray-robed elder paused for a moment as he caught the Spirit Stone bag.
He originally intended to test the elixir before finding fault with it.
But after that strange feeling of oppression subsided, he suddenly felt that continuing to entangle himself was not worthwhile.
He opened the Jade Bottle, examined the cinnabar patterns, and immediately put it into his sleeve.
"Sold out."
[You open the small bronze box; inside lies a lump of milky-white chalcedony.]
[The chalcedony contains nine tiny cavities.]
[Within each cavity, a faint glimmer of light rises and falls.]
[Void-Aperture Jade Marrow.]
[After you return to your cave abode, immediately seal off the Restrictions.]
[Spirit-Eroding Powder and Mind-Erasing Powder are blocking the entrance.]
[You retrieved the Void-Aperture Jade Marrow Heaven-Mending Minor Restoration Pill.]
The Nine-Orifice Spirit Embryo Root has long since disappeared.
[The Void-Aperture Jade Marrow replenishes the acupoints.]
[Azure Mist Lingzhi Soothing Meridians.]
[Soft Cloud Flower Nectar as a soothing remedy.]
[Shattered Jade Spirit Sand take shape.]
[You place the medicinal herbs one by one into the alchemy tray.]
[Options pop up.]
[A: Hide the Void-Aperture Jade Marrow first, and refine the pill when we Greenwood Sect.]
[B: Open the furnace on the spot and immediately refine the Heaven-Mending Minor Restoration Pill.]
[C: Put the Void-Aperture Jade Marrow at Auction, buy it low and sell it high, that'll prove you're a business genius.]
Lu Ping did not hesitate.
There are too many variables on the way Greenwood Sect.
Void-Aperture Jade Marrow in your hands is a risk.
The transaction is considered complete only after the Pills is swallowed.
Lu Ping chose B.
[You chose B.]
[The Southern Bright Separation Fire to the furnace.]
[The Void-Aperture Jade Marrow was first enveloped by the blazing fire, and the nine cavities lit up simultaneously.]
[The medicinal properties surged outwards, causing the Pill Furnace to tremble slightly.]
[You raise your hand and press down on the stove lid.]
[The Artisan Spirit takes effect.]
[Cost Reduction and Efficiency Improvement effective.]
[The medicinal properties were gradually pressed back into the Pill Furnace.]
[The Azure Mist Lingzhi are placed in the furnace.]
[Soft Cloud Flower Nectar is put into the oven.]
[Shattered Jade Spirit Sand are added to the furnace.]
[As the last auxiliary ingredient was added, a series of soft popping sounds came from inside the Pill Furnace.]
[Instead of extinguishing the fire, you added a wisp of Southern Bright Separation Fire to the bottom of the furnace.]
[Two hours later, the shaking of the Pill Furnace stopped.]
A bluish-white Pills fell into a jade plate.
[The face has nine tiny pores, each slowly absorbing and releasing Spiritual Qi.]
[The Heaven-Mending Minor Restoration Pill has been successfully made.]
[You calm yourself down and collect your thoughts.]
[After an incense stick has burned, you take the Heaven-Mending Minor Restoration Pill.]
[Pills entered the stomach, the Spiritual Qi did not immediately dissipate.]
[It first sank to the Dantian, then burrowed into the limbs and bones.]
[Distension in the meridians.]
[Heat in acupoints.]
[Those with low-grade mixed Spirit Roots always experience a noticeable blockage when absorbing Spiritual Qi.]
[At this moment, the blockage is being peeled away little by little.]
[Your forehead is sweating.]
[Effective for Heavy Tomato Users.]
[This is effective on Salty Fish.]
The effects of the medicine and any distracting thoughts were completely suppressed.
[Before dawn, the Spirit Gathering Formation inside the cave abode suddenly went empty.]
[Spiritual Qi from the surroundings flows into your body.]
[You open your eyes, take out a Qi-Gathering Pill and swallow it. The medicinal power dissipates, and the absorption speed doubles.]
[You took out a second one and quickly absorbed it again.]
[It's like that old, fifth-hand laptop you bought during college; today, you've finally upgraded to this year's latest flagship model.]
[Cool!]
This is true cultivation!
[After the third Qi-Gathering Pill was swallowed, the meridians only felt slightly warm.]
You remained silent for a long time.
[The Low-Grade Spirit Root has been transformed into Middle-Grade Spirit Root.]
[Previously, I took two Qi-Gathering Pills a day, relying on the Hundred-Forged Medicine Body Formula and poison resistance to tough it out.]
[Now, taking three Qi-Gathering Pills a day only makes me slightly overweight.]
[You suddenly have a new opinion about the Spirit Root Rental Hall in Qingyang City.]
[It's not that they're too outrageous.]
[The matter of improving one's Spirit Roots is truly invaluable.]
[Because if Spirit Root is even one level higher, the entire cultivation ledger would have to be rewritten.]
[You put away the Pill Furnace and burned all the dregs of the medicine in the cave abode.]
[Shen Yuerong's Communication Talisman lit up.]
"Sect Master Lu, the Auction begin this afternoon."
[Options pop up.]
[A: Continue participating in the Auctions and take the opportunity to purchase more resources.]
[B: Leave Qingyang City immediately to avoid further investigation.]
[C: left a message for Shen Yuerong, saying that he had entered a state of post-coital bliss due to overconsumption.]
Lu Ping didn't look at A for too long.
There might be some good stuff at the Auction.
However, the transaction of Void-Aperture Jade Marrow always seemed suspicious.
He has already taken the Heaven-Mending Minor Restoration Pill and will remain in Qingyang City, waiting for others to tighten their grip on the situation.
Lu Ping chose B.
[You chose B.]
It was still dark.
[You restore the cave abode's Restriction to their original state and leave the Azure Dragon Merchant Association.]
The market on the street hasn't opened yet.
[You didn't take the Main Street, but instead bypassed two alleyways and left through the north side gate of the city.]
[After traveling thirty miles outside the city, you summon the Flying Boat.]
The Flying Boat flew north along the mountain ridge, heading in a direction other than the Qingling Border Region.
[Shortly after you left, an ordinary Crow perched on a branch of a tree near the north gate.]
The Crow tilted its head.
[Half an hour later, a group of people walked out of the north gate.]
The leader was a beautiful female cultivator, holding a Bronze Compass.
[She cast a Method Formula on the compass, and after a moment, the Bronze Compass vibrated and pointed north.]
The Crow perched on a branch, quietly watching them.
[The next moment, the female cultivator looked up at the tree branch.]
The Crow's feathers trembled slightly.
[The female cultivator raised her hand, and a surge of Spiritual Power swept over, instantly turning the Crow into flames and dissipating.]