Exchange Fair, Origin-Replenishing Lingzhi
Back in Heavenly Ruins Mountain Market, Chen Nianzhi excitedly found Chen Qinghe and handed him the Foundation-Building Pill.
As he handed over the jade box, he said excitedly, "Uncle Qinghe, look what I brought you!"
"Foundation-Building Pill."
The Second Elder opened it and revealed a look of shock.
A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he quickly handed the Foundation-Building Pill back and shook his head.
"I don't know where you got the Foundation-Building Pill, but it is priceless."
"Even if I used it on myself, I would only have a less than 50% chance of success. It's such a waste. I should take it back to Qingyuan Mountain and give it to Nian Xu, Xian Ling, and Xian Yan."
"No!" Chen Nianzhi shook her head firmly, saying without room for doubt, "This Foundation-Building Pill belongs to me. I didn't obtain it through the Lineage, so I have absolute right to dispose of it."
"But..."
Chen Qinghe thought for a moment, but still refused, saying, "I have one foot in the ground, so even if I use it, it's almost impossible to break through. Let's save it for Lingyan and the others."
"Uncle Qinghe, please accept this."
Chen Nianzhi's tone carried a hint of pleading. "The Foundation-Building Pill has the effect of protecting the meridians. Even if you use it to Foundation Establishment, you can still save your life if you fail."
"You're too sentimental; I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing."
In the end, Chen Qinghe shook his head helplessly and accepted the Foundation-Building Pill.
Seeing that he accepted the pill, Chen Nianzhi smiled slightly. He knew that the chances of Foundation-Building Pill to Chen Qinghe were slim, and it was not a rational choice.
But humans are emotional beings. All these years he has devoted himself to cultivation, and his ultimate goal is simply to follow his heart and live Xiaoyao life.
If one focuses only on immediate gains, thus betraying one's original intention, then what is the point of becoming an immortal?
After receiving the Foundation-Building Pill, Chen Qinghe did not leave. Chen Nianzhi personally rented a Spirit Spring cave for him, allowing him to cultivate in seclusion at Heavenly Ruins Mountain to break through to the Foundation Establishment.
After finishing all this, it was already early the next morning. Without taking a break, he went straight to the Heavenly Ruins Pavilion.
In previous years, the Exchange Fair usually had fewer than twenty participants. However, due to Jiang Linglong's need to work on the Yi-Wood Earth Vein Exchange Fair, the number of participants this year was much larger, approaching fifty.
After entering Heavenly Ruins Pavilion, Chen Nianzhi glanced at the crowd and noticed that in addition to the familiar faces from the battle at Demon Wolf Mountain, there were also seven or eight unfamiliar faces.
Back then, Jiang Linglong refined nineteen Foundation-Building Pill in one go. Apart from using them to compensate the six Foundation Establishment Foundation-Building Pill who died in battle, most of the remaining pills were sold to cultivators in Heavenly Ruins Mountain and the three prefectures of Border Province.
These seven or eight unfamiliar Foundation Establishment cultivators were not highly skilled, mostly only at the Foundation Establishment First Layer. They had likely broken through to the next Foundation Establishment by using the Foundation-Building Pill from back then.
"It's been many years, and Fellow Daoist Chen's cultivation has truly progressed rapidly."
As soon as Chen Nianzhi entered, she was greeted with smiles by familiar faces who had fought alongside her in the past.
In recent years, he has killed several Foundation Establishment from the Lin Clan. Now, he has a certain reputation in the Border Province, and people naturally have to look at him with more respect. Many people have cast their attention on him.
After exchanging brief pleasantries with everyone, Chen Nianzhi sat in a corner, waiting for the trade fair to begin.
After waiting for about half an hour, the trade fair finally began. As the host of the fair, a pretty woman in green from Heavenly Ruins Mountain stepped forward.
Chen Nianzhi raised her eyebrows slightly. Chen Nianzhi recognized the person. Her name was Su Mingwei, and she was Jiang Linglong's disciple. Her cultivation level was as high as the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer, ranking among the top three among Foundation Establishment cultivators in Heavenly Ruins Mountain.
"As the initiator of this Barter Fair, let me start by offering my initial thoughts."
After Su Mingwei went on stage, she took out a treasure box. When she opened it, everyone discovered that there were three pills inside.
"Qingyuan Pill."
Upon seeing the pill, everyone's breathing quickened.
A single Qingyuan Pill can increase the chances of Foundation Establishment Sixth Layer cultivator breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage by 30%, enough to save Foundation Establishment cultivator decades of time spent cultivating True Essence.
Because of its remarkable efficacy, this kind of pill is extremely valuable, often costing three or four thousand Spirit Stone to purchase. The fact that Su Mingwei has taken out three at once demonstrates that Heavenly Ruins Pavilion is truly wealthy and powerful.
Su Mingwei glanced at everyone, smiled and nodded, then spoke.
"I'm sure everyone is aware of the value of this Qingyuan Pill, so I won't elaborate. If any of you have valuable items of equivalent value, please feel free to exchange them."
"Of course, if you have Pill Formula of Tier 2 or higher, you can also ask me for priority exchange."
Chen Nianzhi's eyes flickered slightly. She had long heard that Su Mingwei had inherited Jiang Linglong's alchemy skills and was Tier 2 high-grade Alchemist. Seeing her today, it seemed to be true.
Unfortunately, the effects of the Qingyuan Pill can only be stored for a little over ten years, and no one in the Chen Clan needs it for the time being; otherwise, he would probably have found a way to replace it.
The Qingyuan Pill were in high demand, and soon multiple bidders offered to sell the three Qingyuan Pill.
After careful selection, Su Mingwei chose a Tier 2 high-quality Pill Formula, a Tier 2 high-quality heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and several Tier 2 spirit medicine, completing the three transactions with satisfaction.
After Su Mingwei stepped down, several Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator took the stage one after another. Perhaps because there were quite a few Foundation Establishment cultivators participating in this Barter Fair, most of them obtained treasures that satisfied them.
Chen Nianzhi was the seventh to step onto the stage. After he came up, he took out several Tier 2 Low-grade Law Artifact. Most of these Law Artifact were seized from the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Lin Clan, and they could be considered quite valuable treasures.
After taking out his Law Artifact, he said directly, "I want to exchange it for a Origin-Breaking Fruit. If any of you have one, you can use it to trade for my Law Artifact."
Unfortunately, none of them possessed the Origin-Breaking Fruit. Although some coveted these Law Artifact, they could only shake their heads in frustration.
Chen Nianzhi shook his head in disappointment. In fact, he had expected this situation. The Tier 2 spirit medicine of Heavenly Ruins Mountain were almost monopolized by the Heavenly Ruins Pavilion.
Others have superior Alchemy Art, like Su Mingwei, whose success rate in refining pills far exceeds that of others. Therefore, people are more willing to entrust their spirit medicine to the Heavenly Ruins Pavilion, as it is more cost-effective to sell them or have Heavenly Ruins Pavilion refine them on their behalf.
Just as Chen Nianzhi was about to face disappointment, an unfamiliar Foundation Establishment cultivator spoke up.
"I have a Origin-Replenishing Lingzhi, do you want it?"
"Origin-Replenishing Lingzhi?"
Chen Nianzhi's eyebrows twitched slightly. Origin-Replenishing Lingzhi was the main ingredient of Origin-Restoring Pill Origin-Restoring Pill, which was Tier 2 -level pill that could restore 50% of Foundation Establishment cultivator's True Essence. And the Chen Clan happened to have the Pill Formula for Origin-Restoring Pill.
With this Origin-Replenishing Lingzhi, Chen Nianzhi could attempt to raise his Alchemy Art to the middle grade of the Tier 2, thus improving his alchemy abilities.
After completing the Tier 2 of refinement, with the Origin-Restoring Pill in hand, his strength and combat endurance would increase significantly. Thinking of this, he nodded.
"This medicine really works for me. What would you like to exchange it for?"