Marrow Cleansing Pill

Next, the auction items appeared one after another.

First-Tier Superior-Grade talismans, superior-grade Law Artifacts, Middle Vehicle Cultivation Methods, special secret Techniques...

The items the Hundred Treasures Pavilion had prepared were the cream of the crop. Every one of them would have been a treasure of the shop in any other store in Red Leaf Market.

"Too bad I don't have many Spirit Stones left. Otherwise, I'd chop off my hand to grab a few!"

Mo Wen grumbled as he watched the cultivators at the auction compete for the items. He had no intention of bidding again this time and was simply there to broaden his horizons.

Then, one item caught his interest.

"An Inferior-Grade Marrow Cleansing Pill! It can improve a cultivator's Spirit Root aptitude, and the lower the aptitude, the better the effect. Fellow Daoists, this Marrow Cleansing Pill was made by a second-grade Alchemist. The starting bid is two thousand Spirit Stones. Whether you're passing by or just happened to stop, don't miss it!"

The Marrow Cleansing Pill was undoubtedly a good thing, especially for most Rogue Cultivators. But those present were either the foremost among Rogue Cultivators or outstanding disciples of cultivation Lineages. Their Spirit Root aptitude was generally at the three-Spirit-Root level.

An Inferior-Grade Marrow Cleansing Pill could indeed give someone with three Spirit Roots a little improvement, but not much. Spending two or three thousand Spirit Stones for such a small gain was, frankly, somewhat unworthy. Besides, some of the people present had already taken a Marrow Cleansing Pill.

As a result, the bidding for the Inferior-Grade Marrow Cleansing Pill was not as heated as it had been for the previous items. After several rounds of bidding, its price had only risen to twenty-four hundred Spirit Stones.

"Looks like I could bid for this Inferior-Grade Marrow Cleansing Pill." Mo Wen counted the Spirit Stones in his Storage Bag, steeled himself, and went all in.

"Twenty-eight hundred Spirit Stones!"

As soon as he made his bid, the few bidders who had not been all that keen to begin with immediately lowered their banners and fell silent.

"Congratulations to this fellow Daoist on winning the Marrow Cleansing Pill!" Yu Liuli said, her smile as lovely as a flower.

She had thought this Marrow Cleansing Pill would not fetch a high price, but to her surprise, a sucker had appeared at the end!

Mo Wen took the Spirit Stones from his Storage Bag and exchanged them for the Inferior-Grade Marrow Cleansing Pill. He was delighted. At least he had not made the trip for nothing.

For someone with four Spirit Roots like him, the Marrow Cleansing Pill would be extremely effective. It would definitely raise his cultivation speed by a whole level.

For the remaining items, Mo Wen could only watch and drool.

Foundation Establishment spiritual items, talisman treasures, a Spirit Gathering Formation diagram-each was more precious than the last, but the prices were simply too high!

At the very end, the Hundred Treasures Pavilion actually brought out a Foundation Establishment Pill. Unfortunately, it was defective and could only increase the chance of successful Foundation Establishment by twenty percent. Even so, most of the people present still fought over it.

When Mo Wen left the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, his head was still spinning. He really had not expected a defective Foundation Establishment Pill to be bid up to twelve thousand five hundred Spirit Stones!

"At that price, you could buy a proper Foundation Establishment Pill in Azure Luan Immortal City, couldn't you?" Once again, he was glad that he did not need a Foundation Establishment Pill to reach Foundation Establishment. Otherwise, he probably could not even dream of reaching it in his next life!

After returning home, Mo Wen took out the Inferior-Grade Marrow Cleansing Pill and swallowed it in one gulp.

Before long, an intensely scorching current suddenly arose in his body. It quickly seeped into every bone in Mo Wen's body and fused with his bone marrow.

In an instant, Mo Wen felt as though his bones were on fire. Pain, itching, soreness, numbness, and all manner of sensations flooded his sea of consciousness at once, making him so uncomfortable that all he wanted to do was scream.

Mo Wen let out a muffled groan and gritted his teeth, struggling to hold himself upright so he would not collapse into a heap of mud.

He did not know how long had passed before he finally escaped the torment that felt like a plunge into hell.

"What a terrible smell!"

A layer of pale gray impurities had appeared on the surface of Mo Wen's skin, giving off an indescribable stench. He hurried to the side room and washed himself several times. Only then did he change into clean clothes and head to his cultivation chamber, feeling refreshed.

"Let's see what's changed on the status panel first." With a thought, a virtual panel appeared before his eyes.

Host: Mo Wen

Talent: Heavenly Dao Rewards Diligence (you reap what you sow; effort will always be rewarded!)

Age: (59/134)

Spirit Roots: four Spirit Roots (wood 42, metal 31, fire 25, water 11)

Cultivation: Qi Refining Limit Breaking (2146/100000)

Cultivation Methods: Azure Wood Instruction (great accomplishment 5823/10000), Sun Essence and Moon Radiance Life-Praying Technique (proficient 1728/1000000), Hundred Transformations Heart Scripture Qi Refining Chapter (great accomplishment 2145/10000)

Law Techniques: Wood Shield Technique (minor accomplishment 1329/5000), Fireball Technique (proficient 438/500), Geng Metal Finger (minor accomplishment 271/5000)

Talisman Dao: First-Tier Middle-Grade (4681/5000)

"My Spirit Roots really did improve!" A surge of immense joy welled up in Mo Wen's heart.

His primary wood attribute had risen from 36 points to 42, an increase of six points in one go. This was a tremendous improvement, meaning Mo Wen's cultivation efficiency had increased by at least fifteen percent.

"Too bad the Marrow Cleansing Pill can only be used once. If I want to improve my Spirit Root aptitude again, I'll have to find another way."

Spirit Roots were innate, and changing them was extremely difficult! The Marrow Cleansing Pill was the most common and easiest method. Of course, it was also the least effective!

Apart from the Marrow Cleansing Pill, a cultivator who wanted to improve their Spirit Root aptitude could only rely on certain legendary spiritual treasures of heaven and earth, such as true spirit blood, Five Elements Primal Liquid, thousand-year stone marrow, and so on.

These spiritual treasures of heaven and earth were not inventions, but finding a particular one was basically impossible! As the old saying went, they "could be encountered but not sought"!

Even a Nascent Soul mighty figure with vast Divine Abilities would have to rely on luck to find a spiritual treasure of heaven and earth capable of improving Spirit Root aptitude!

It was just that Nascent Soul mighty figures had more means of searching for spiritual treasures and could venture into a wider range of places, giving them a better chance of finding one.

So, if Mo Wen wanted to improve his Spirit Root aptitude in the future, it would be an exceedingly difficult task.

After his Spirit Roots improved, Mo Wen immediately noticed a difference when he cultivated again.

First, he felt that cultivating the Azure Wood Instruction went a little more smoothly, and his understanding of the Cultivation Method deepened by a level. Second, each cultivation cycle took less time than before, saving him half an hour over the course of a day.

He could use that half hour to make talismans or cultivate other methods.

"I wonder how much longer the Mo Household can hold out?" Mo Wen murmured, his voice barely audible.

Ever since Ancestor Yifeng had fallen, the Mo Household had sealed off its mountain and defended itself, and eight months had passed so far. During that time, quite a few cultivators with sinister designs had lingered around Jingxiu Mountain.

Some of these people were spies from cultivation Lineages; the others were Rogue Cultivators hoping to loot a burning house.

With so many people gathered, disputes easily broke out. Added to the cultivation Lineages probing one another, Jingxiu Mountain was now quite lively, with fighting all day long. Fortunately, no Foundation Establishment High Person had personally entered the fray yet, so the Mo clan on Jingxiu Mountain was still relatively safe.

Every month, Song Xuan, the shopkeeper of the Wondrous Talisman Studio, informed Mo Wen of the situation on Jingxiu Mountain. Judging from the intelligence of late, the cultivation Lineages coveting Jingxiu Mountain were close to reaching an agreement, and it would probably be only a few days before they actually made their move.