Special Crystal Stone

With the opening of the first straight road through Secluded Mountain, some merchants began to try to travel between the two places via this road.

They were surprised to find that the road was incredibly wide; although it wasn't paved, normal passage was still possible.

Many businessmen were overjoyed.

It should be noted that the journey from Jiu'an Prefecture to Youshan Prefecture involves a continuous stretch of rugged mountain roads.

Now that the road between the two prefectures has been opened, the travel time is only one-quarter to one-fifth of what it used to be!

With reduced transportation costs, profits naturally increase.

With the opening of the road, business in Youshan Prefecture has become increasingly prosperous.

More than ten days have passed in the blink of an eye.

Qin Yan has become increasingly adept at using his ultimate move.

Besides being more powerful than before, the most important thing is that the energy consumption has been reduced by at least 30%.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, it seems your strength has improved once again!"

When Heavenly Star Lord arrived in Qinghe Town this time, he looked at Qin Yan with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

The other person gave him an extremely dangerous feeling!

As a former powerful figure from ancient times, he naturally understood what this meant.

This guy in front of him already possessed the strength to threaten his life!

Before coming here, Heavenly Star Lord also went to see the traces of Qin Yan splitting open Secluded Mountain!

Frankly speaking, even for those of them who have lived a second life, achieving this at their current level would be extremely difficult.

Its destructive power is probably comparable to the full-force attack of many Fifth Realm experts!

Such combat power is enough to destroy a large city with a single strike.

The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi has not yet reached its peak; the higher the cultivation level, the longer the recovery time will be.

Therefore, they need extremely large resources!

The Spirit Medicine was of little use to them, mainly because it was too young and its efficacy was insufficient.

It's impossible to produce any high-quality Spirit Stones in such a short time!

They can only slowly absorb the Spiritual Qi of the heavens to restore their strength!

This process could be rushed even if you wanted to.

Only Qin Yan's Magnetic Divine Ability can quickly absorb the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth, thereby condensing it into Spirit Stones and Spirit Crystals, essential resources for cultivating immortality.

"Heavenly Star Lord, the matter of the Immortal Palace you spoke of is still too abstract and unrealistic for me right now!"

Who knows what it will be like thirteen years from now?

Qin Yan saw that the other party's expression was extremely calm, and that what the other party said was ultimately just one person's opinion.

You can believe it, but you can't believe it entirely.

Upon hearing this, Heavenly Star Lord felt a little helpless; this kid was being far too cautious.

"Alright, how about we barter?"

Heavenly Star Lord has put forward a new proposal!

"Oh, tell me about it."

"I'll trade you my treasure!"

As he spoke, Heavenly Star Lord took out a special, irregularly shaped stone, which resembled a black crystal but also had a metallic sheen.

Its appearance immediately stirred a strange tremor in Qin Yan, as if it were a power of the same origin.

"This item is a treasure of the Primordial Magnetism system; you should be able to sense it."

This is one of the few treasures from ancient times that remained unaffected by the Era of Spiritual Isolation.

A complex emotion flashed in Heavenly Star Lord's eyes.

In the early days of the Era of Spiritual Isolation, almost all things in heaven and earth were stripped of their spirituality.

Even the treasures they crafted for proving their Dao lost their spirituality during the Era of Spiritual Isolation, becoming a special metal of extraordinary quality.

All traces of the Dao on it have completely disappeared.

His Star Chart Scroll was only able to regain some of its power after he was resurrected and performed a new ritual.

He could sense the extraordinary nature of this special treasure when he first obtained it.

At that time, he was also at the Mahayana stage, and although this treasure was precious, it did not attract much attention from him.

It wasn't until the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi disappeared that he realized this thing was unusual.

However, at that time he did not understand the Magnetic Divine Ability, and even if he found some divine powers and techniques, he could not grasp their essence!

He pondered this for hundreds of years, until the Spiritual Qi within him was constantly depleted, forcing him to seek other solutions.

Qin Yan stared intently at the black crystal, his intuition telling him he had to obtain it.

"State your conditions. As long as they're not too unreasonable, I can accept them."

Qin Yan glanced indifferently at Heavenly Star Lord.

If the other party dares to make exorbitant demands, he will never let them gain an advantage, even if he doesn't want the black crystal.

"I want one hundred Spirit Crystals!"

"How many?"

Qin Yan's eyes widened instantly, staring at the other person in disbelief. "Do you even know what one hundred Spirit Crystals means?"

Lao Tzu managed to condense Spirit Crystal the size of an egg in one go!

You want me to make 100 cubic meters?

You old codger, you're probably still half asleep.

The fact that Qin Yan didn't act immediately shows he's already shown considerable self-control.

It is absolutely possible to condense these one hundred units, but it would require a significant amount of time.

He would be better off using that time to improve his own abilities.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, in ancient times, the value of this item was less than one percent of its value, even with one hundred Spirit Crystals."

I've already taken good care of you.

Heavenly Star Lord said with slight dissatisfaction.

"Should I thank you?"

Qin Yan was equally blunt. "You yourself said that this thing existed before ancient times."

But you don't even look at what era we live in now.

There are only a handful of Spirit Stones in the world, and you're asking for a hundred Spirit Crystals with just a few words.

You should just keep this thing and let it gather dust!

The atmosphere became a little awkward for a moment!

After a long while!

Heavenly Star Lord's attitude softened somewhat. "I know obtaining Spirit Crystals is quite difficult, how about eighty?"

Qin Yan shook his head directly and held up one finger. "One Spirit Crystal!"

"Fellow Daoist Qin, even bargaining isn't done like this."

Upon hearing the other party's offer, Heavenly Star Lord's face instantly darkened.

No, no!

Qin Yan shook his head, "You need to understand how difficult it is to condense Spirit Crystal in this era!"

Moreover, none of us know to what extent the Spiritual Qi can be restored.

If it remains silent for decades or centuries, or if its Spiritual Qi decreases instead of increasing, then...

None of us can predict what the future holds.

Let's leave the rest aside for now.

Given the current level of Spiritual Qi, it would take me more than half a year, even without eating or drinking, to create a single Spirit Crystal.

Do you think I would do something so stupid?

Tianxingjun fell silent upon hearing this, for spirit stones and spirit crystals were both strategic resources.

Especially after the Spiritual Qi disappeared in ancient times, these things simply cannot be exchanged.

The spiritual veins are depleted; only the spirit stones and crystals that have already been mined are still usable.

To survive, they even committed murder and robbery.

Until the very end, no one dared to use their spiritual Spiritual Qi casually.

The more you use it, the faster you die.

Knowing that all the resources that could increase Spiritual Qi had been exhausted, they could only rely on their own strength to endure until they perished.

The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi is not recovering strongly now, and even they themselves are unsure of the extent to which it can recover.

"How about this! Twenty Spirit Crystals, clearance sale!"

"Heh, at most two parties, take it or leave it!"

"Fellow Daoist, although I desperately need Spirit Crystals, the treasure I possess is not worth that much."

"Hehe! In the time it takes to condense twenty cubes of Spirit Crystals, this thing probably won't be of much use to me."

Improving oneself is the most fundamental thing.

After some haggling, the two sides agreed on a price.

Qin Yan exchanged ten Spirit Crystals for that special crystal, but he needed to pay in installments.

Spirit Crystals aren't something you can just create whenever you want!

He used most of his savings to scrape together a Spirit Crystal and obtained that special crystal!

"Fellow Daoist Qin, you must remember this: you still owe me nine Spirit Crystals!"

Heavenly Star Lord looked at the Spirit Crystal in his storage space, feeling both pain and joy.

Without lingering, we left this place!