Last time, he had spent three Profound Yellow Essences to buy a bottle of six Spirit Body Pills. He had used them all up, and the things had indeed worked wonders for restoring his vitality.
They were especially effective at healing injuries, far better than his spirit liquid.
This time, he planned to spend all of the thirty-odd Profound Yellow Essences he had left on replenishing his supply of Spirit Body Pills.
High-grade Spirit Body Pills cost five Profound Yellow Essences apiece, ten times as much as the low-grade ones, and were also sold six to a bottle.
Since he had decided to buy them, he didn't hesitate. He simply forked over thirty Profound Yellow Essences and bought a bottle.
When it mattered, he was willing to spend big.
With his supplies in order, Xu Yi wanted to relax for a while. He had long heard that Jiangnan was prosperous, with abundant goods, wealthy people, and thriving industries, so he set his boat adrift on the Wusong River and let it wander wherever it pleased.
He passed Maple Bridge, crossed the Yellowflower Osmanthus Levee, strolled through Crow Market, and visited Autumn Leaf Plain. He completely let go of his status and attachments, forgot that he was a cultivator, and enjoyed Jiangnan purely as a tourist.
The journey was deeply pleasant and carefree. He hadn't felt such peace of mind in a long time.
Several months passed in a flash, and the date of the competition arrived. Xu Yi timed his journey carefully and reached South Heaven Gate. Calling it a gate was misleading; it was actually an enormous hall.
It was where the Southern Heavenly Court held its examinations to select officials, its name evoking the idea that a fish leaping through heaven's gate would transform into a dragon.
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