Corpse Bead (That's All for Today)

"No, I met your clansmen in the Wang Clan in Begonia Valley many years ago."

Shen Long explained.

Zhou Yuliang suddenly realized what was going on and didn't say anything more.

The five men sat in the stone pavilion, sipping tea and chatting, mainly exchanging ideas on alchemy.

"With a high-level spiritual fire at hand, the efficiency of alchemy has greatly increased. Fairy Ye, you are a descendant of Senior Ye, so you must possess a high-level spiritual fire!"

Lin Qing asked curiously.

Ye Hongyao gave a wry smile and shook her head, saying, "No, spirit fire is extremely rare. Let alone high-level spirit fire, there isn't even second-level spirit fire."

"The Fire Spiritual Qi in the Ten Thousand Fire Valley is abundant. I heard that someone discovered Third-Rank Spirit Fire Ten Thousand Fire Valley."

Zhou Yuliang said.

"It is true, but the Ten Thousand Fire Valley is too dangerous. There are too many Fire Element Demon Beast, countless in number, with great Divine Ability, making them extremely difficult to deal with. Countless cultivators have died in the Ten Thousand Fire Valley."

As Ye Hongyao finished speaking, her expression grew increasingly solemn.

Shen Long nodded and said, "Yes! If it weren't for the fact that there are too many Fire Element Demon Beast in Ten Thousand Fire Valley, I would also like to make a trip there."

There's no need for him to go to Ten Thousand Fire Valley; he doesn't lack cultivation resources for the time being.

One after another, Core Formation Cultivator entered and joined their discussion, mainly exchanging alchemy techniques, including not only the conventional fire-based alchemy method but also water-based alchemy methods.

Shen Long had little interest in Water Refining Method; he possessed Spirit Flame, and fire-based refining techniques were more advantageous for him.

Half an hour later, more than thirty Alchemist gathered in the bamboo pavilion. These Alchemist came from all over the country. They exchanged alchemy techniques, put forward all kinds of ingenious ideas, and proposed improvements to the Pill Formula.

"It's too difficult to improve ancient Pill Formula. Without a large amount of materials for refining pills, it's impossible to research new Pill Formula."

Zhao Feng said.

"Let's move on to the next segment: barter!"

Ye Hongyao suggested.

Shen Long and the others agreed, as they also wanted to exchange for what they needed.

Ye Hongyao took out dozens of items, mostly pills, and quite a few spirit medicine that were five or six hundred years old. She wanted to exchange them for fire-attribute spirit medicine herbs and fruits.

The cultivators all took out items for Ye Hongyao to examine, but Shen Long did not take any action.

One by Core Formation Cultivator took out items to exchange, but only a few succeeded in making a deal.

Half an hour later, Shen Long stood up and took out dozens of items, mostly Third Rank Demon Core, as well as pills and spirit medicine.

"Fellow Daoist Shen, what kind of Demon Core is in that Cyan Jade Box?"

Zhou Yuliang pointed to a Cyan Jade Box and asked, "There are two golden Demon Core inside the jade box."

"This is the Inner Core of Third Rank Golden-Eyed Beast! Exchange it for materials of equal value."

Shen Long said.

"Fellow Daoist Shen, how about I exchange a bottle of Golden Sun Pill for these two Demon Core? These pills have excellent detoxification effects and are both High-Grade Medicinal Pill."

Zhou Yuliang transmitted his voice.

"I can also refine similar pills, and I have no shortage of common spirit medicine. I almost lost my life trying to kill these two Golden-Eyed Beast."

Shen Long transmitted his voice.

Things are valued for their rarity. Since Zhou Yuliang was interested in the Golden-Eyed Beast's Inner Core, Shen Long naturally wouldn't exchange it with him casually.

"You'd trade me an 800-year-old Golden Moon Ganoderma?"

Zhou Yuliang transmitted his voice.

Shen Long shook his head. Zhou Yuliang came from the Zhou Clan, so he must have something good on him.

Zhou Yuliang pondered for a moment, then took out a golden jade box, handed it to Shen Long, and said, "I'll trade you a Corpse Bead from the body of the Golden Core Realm Corpse King. Is that alright?"

"Corpse Bead!"

Shen Long was somewhat tempted.

As far as he knew, Corpse King above the Golden Core Realm would develop Corpse Bead within their bodies. Corpse Bead were somewhat similar to the demon Demon Core of Demon Beast. If Corpse King lost its Corpse Bead, it would suffer a severe loss of vitality and a significant drop in strength. Corpse Bead were a great tonic for Body Cultivator, and could be consumed as a miraculous elixir to strengthen the physical body and gradually enhance the cultivator's physical strength.

"That's right, this is Corpse Bead from the body of Core Formation Late Stage Corpse King. I've already soaked it in Spiritual Liquid to remove the poison. You just need to swallow it directly to slowly strengthen your physical body. I originally intended to leave it to my descendants."

Zhou Yuliang explained.

Shen Long opened the jade box, inside which was a Golden Orb the size of a pigeon's egg. He picked up the Golden Orb and could feel a powerful energy, exactly the same as the Corpse Bead recorded in the ancient books.

He nodded, agreeing to the exchange, and handed the Cyan Jade Box to Zhou Yuliang.

"Fellow Daoist Shen, I'll trade these Mystic Cold True Water for those three Demon Core."

Lin Qing took out a Cyan Gourd and handed it to Shen Long, pointing to a Blue Jade Box and saying...

Inside the Blue Jade Box were three aquamarine Demon Core, Demon Core surfaces adorned with naturally formed silver patterns.

Shen Long uncorked the gourd, and a surge of incredibly cold air rushed out. He nodded, agreeing to the exchange.

Shen Long exchanged Third Rank Demon Core cores he had taken out, and in return, he obtained a considerable amount of resources.

"Fellow Daoist Shen, if I may ask, did you hunt all these Demon Beast?"

Ye Hongyao asked curiously.

Shen Long produced a considerable number of Third Rank Demon Core of various kinds, including many Demon Beast that she had never heard of before.

"No, I traded it for pills."

Shen Long denied it outright.

He knew very well that without the Nine-Curve Monster Luring Incense, he wouldn't be able to hunt down so many Third-Rank Spirit Beast.

Ye Hongyao was skeptical and didn't press the matter further.

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the exchange was completed, and the cultivators left one after another.

Shen Long arrived at the entrance of a nine-story Cyan Pavilion. The signboard read "Seven Clouds Pavilion," indicating that this was a shop opened by the Seven Clouds Merchant Alliance.

He went inside, and a short while later, Shen Long came out and returned to his residence.

He entered a secret room, went into the Spirit Control Tower, and arrived at the third floor.

Shen Long arrived at the foot of a high mountain. Not far away was a cave, and he strode inside.

After walking more than a hundred steps, he appeared in a cave about an acre in size. In the lower left corner, there was a pool more than ten feet in size, which was empty as smoke.

The pool was made of stone. With a flick of his sleeve, Shen Long sent out hundreds of white Formation Flag that floated in mid-air.

He specifically purchased a set of the Third-Order Array Mystic Ice Cultivation Array, intending to renovate the cave for planting ice-attribute spirit medicine.

Shen Long changed his incantation, and the flags of hundreds of Formation Flag lit up with a dazzling white light and flew into the stone wall.

He took out three white Formation Disk and placed Mid-Grade Spirit Stone into the grooves on the surface of the Formation Disk.

He took out a white pentagonal Formation Disk, cast a spell, and a large amount of white mist surged from the ground. The stone walls and the ground began to freeze. In less than five breaths, the cave had become Ice Cave with a frighteningly low temperature.

Shen Long took out a Cyan Gourd, went to the pool, uncorked it, and shook it, releasing a large amount of Mystic Cold True Water into the pool.

He took out five white lotus flowers and placed them in the pond.

Ice Snow Lotus, Ice Snow Lotus over six hundred years old, are the main ingredient for refining Ice Snow Pill. They are very effective in curing fire poison. This spirit medicine can only grow in the Mystic Cold True Water.

Shen Long went out, blocked the cave entrance, and instructed the Tree Man to guard the area before leaving the Spirit Control Tower.