If intercepted on land, Shen Luo might be able to find some clues with his extraordinary five senses, but this happened on water, and any smell would be washed away once it hits water, so there is nothing he can do.
"The other things in that batch of goods were just that, a batch of Scarlet Snake Herb was also lost, these damn water bandits!" Shopkeeper Ma had a look of resentment in his eyes.
"Scarlet Snake Herb? But it is a spiritual grass that looks like a red snake and contains highly poisonous substances? I remember that this grass is just an ordinary spiritual material and can only be used to refine a few poisons. It is not very precious." Shen Luo saw the record of this grass in the classics, hesitated for a moment, and said.
"I didn't expect that Master Shen is not only proficient in Talisman Arts, but also has research on alchemy. You are right, ordinary Scarlet Snake Herb is just a rare spiritual material, but what I Treasure Record Hall bought this time is Double-Tipped Scarlet Snake Herb, although it contains highly toxic substances, it also has a strange vitality. It is the main spiritual material for refining Essence Condensation Pill and is very precious." Shopkeeper Ma glanced at Shen Luo in slight surprise, and then continued to speak in an indignant voice.
"Father, since the thing is lost, it's useless to think about it any more. It's better to look away." Ma Xiuxiu came over with a cup of tea at this moment, put it next to Shen Luo's hand, and said with relief.
Shopkeeper Ma nodded helplessly and sighed.
"Essence Condensation Pill?"
Shen Luo thought of something and blurted out a question.
He had seen records about Essence Condensation Pill in the ancient books of Fangcun Mountain, which was a kind of elixir that could help break through Fasting Stage.
Recently, with the help of his training experience in the dream, he has been practicing quite smoothly. In addition to being excited, he has also increased his ambition. He is no longer satisfied with Qi Refining Stage. He also wants to advance to Fasting Stage to gain a longer lifespan and stronger strength.
In the past few days, while Shen Luo was drawing talismans, he also went into the Bai Family's library and read some books about breaking through Fasting Stage, and gained a deeper understanding of the difficulty of this level. Talent, luck, financial resources, and character are all indispensable. One hundred Qi Refining Stage monks may not be able to produce one Fasting Stage.
Although he had a breakthrough experience in the dream, it was all due to his extraordinary qualifications. His qualifications in reality were far inferior to those in the dream. It was unclear whether those experiences would be useful.
But no matter what, he doesn't intend to give up!
"Essence Condensation Pill is a precious elixir that can assist Fasting Stage in breaking through. It can increase the success rate by 10% to 20%." Shopkeeper Ma saw Shen Luo's expression and thought that he didn't know the efficacy of Essence Condensation Pill, so he explained.
"Can it only increase the success rate of one or two cities?" Shen Luo frowned slightly.
"This is already very high. Breaking through the two major difficulties of Fasting Stage, the liquefaction of Magic Power and the development of Magic Meridian are extremely difficult and require high talent. It is a pity that those Double-Tipped Scarlet Snake Herb were taken away. If they could be refined into Essence Condensation Pill, the value would immediately increase more than ten times." Shopkeeper Ma sighed sadly.
"Shopkeeper Ma has a way to refine Essence Condensation Pill? I want to buy one. Can you help me?" Shen Luo looked surprised and offered to Shopkeeper Ma.
"This..." Shopkeeper Ma blushed and was speechless.
"Brother Shen, don't listen to dad's nonsense. How can he refine Essence Condensation Pill? This acquisition of Double-Tipped Scarlet Snake Herb is just to exchange for some items with others. Essence Condensation Pill is extremely precious. Only a few large sects can refine it. Jianye City is here How can there be an alchemist who can refine this elixir? As for Essence Condensation Pill, in the entire Jianye City, only the government and the three major aristocratic families have some inventory, but they control it extremely strictly and will not let it go outside." Ma Xiuxiu continued Shopkeeper Ma and said so.
Shopkeeper Ma scratched his head and chuckled.
When Shen Luo heard this, he couldn't help but rolled his eyes.
But he was not disappointed. Soul-Snatching Horse-Face said that you can buy everything in Ghost Market, so there should be Essence Condensation Pill selling it.
"Shopkeeper Ma, according to the market price, how much is a Immortal Jade worth for a Essence Condensation Pill?" he asked after pondering for a moment.
"This elixir has always been available in the market and is priceless. It is impossible to buy it. I remember Lin Family bought one from the government a few years ago and spent eighty yuan Immortal Jade." Shopkeeper Ma hesitated and said.
"Eighty Immortal Jade..." Shen Luo frowned.
In the past few days, he had been working hard on tasks and drawing talismans. The number of Immortal Jade in his hand had accumulated to more than sixty yuan, which was still more than ten yuan short of eighty. This amount was neither too much nor too little, but he didn't have much time left for himself, so he needed to hurry up.
"Thank you Shopkeeper Ma for informing me. I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave now." Shen Luo said goodbye and left without staying here longer.
Time flies so fast, and the day to open Ghost Market is coming soon.
"But we have finally waited for this day." Shen Luo gently touched Stone Casket on the table, hugged it with a piece of blue cloth, and carried it on his back.
He didn't waste a single moment of time this month. He spent all his energy on earning Immortal Jade, and finally earned a full eighty Immortal Jade yesterday.
Not only Immortal Jade, but also Shen Luo stuffed all the valuable things on their bodies into Stone Casket.
It was getting dark outside, Shen Luo stood up and left White Residence, and soon turned around and left the city.
During this period of time, he had found someone to find out the location of Green Pine Forest mentioned by Soul-Snatching Horse-Face. As soon as he left the city, he followed a small river outside the city and headed towards Journey to the West.
This river is a branch of Lishuihe. It goes straight to the west. You can reach the Green Pine Forest by walking along the river.
It was still early, so Shen Luo was not in a hurry.
Half an hour later, this winding stream finally reached its end, and a lush Green Pine Forest appeared in front of it.
"Is this here?" He showed a hint of joy and stepped in, his pupils shrinking slightly.
There are many tombs standing in the pine forest, which turns out to be a cemetery.
If an ordinary person suddenly walked into a cemetery late at night, he would probably be scared to death, but Shen Luo has killed a lot of real ghosts these days, so naturally he will not be afraid of just a cemetery.
"Ghost Market and the cemetery go well together." Shen Luo smiled lightly, took out the ghost face mask and put it on his face, took a deep breath, and walked into Green Pine Forest.
This Green Pine Forest area is not large, only seven or eight acres of land, and most of the area is covered by tombs. Walking in it, you always feel that the temperature is a few points lower than outside. The occasional calls of wild cats only intensify the spookiness of this place.
Shen Luo turned a blind eye to this, ran Slanting Moon Step for a while, and quickly completed a circle, but unfortunately nothing unusual happened.
"It seems that Ghost Market won't show up until midnight." Shen Luo muttered to himself, without walking out of the cemetery, he sat down with his back against a green pine and waited quietly.
After sitting for half an hour, his expression suddenly changed. He quietly stood up and squatted on the ground, hiding his body behind the pine tree and looking out of the pine forest.
A burst of light footsteps came from there, but a gray figure walked over quickly. He was quite tall, wearing a large gray robe with a hood on his head, and his whole body was wrapped tightly, with a mask on his face.
Shen Luo A flash of surprise flashed in his eyes. The man's face was also wearing a ghost face mask.
"Who is so sneaky!"