Have a Taste
Seeing that the price was impossible to negotiate, the cultivator surnamed Liu also knew that since Shopkeeper Yang had quoted him this price, other shops outside would likely offer even higher prices.
Thinking of his Lineage's need for Golden Ling Silkworm Silk, he gritted his teeth and handed over a Storage Bag Spirit Stone: "Alright, alright, give me two hundred rolls of Golden Ling Silkworm Silk."
"Hey, here's the tally for you." Shopkeeper Yang wiped imaginary sweat from his forehead and got to work.
After the cultivator surnamed Liu left with the goods, Lin Xiao, who had been pretending to look at other things in the shop, went over and asked, "Shopkeeper, what kind of good stuff is this Golden Ling Silkworm Silk? Why is it so expensive?"
Seeing that he looked like a Rogue Cultivator, Shopkeeper Yang seemed unsurprised. After all, many cultivators from the Mysterious Extreme Domain came to their Chongxiao Domain following the crowd, and it was normal for a rogue Rogue Cultivator like him, who had only been in the business for a few years, to be unfamiliar with the ways of the world. Fortunately, the other customers in the shop were all being served by waiters, so he was happy to chat with this Rogue Cultivator for a bit. "Is this your first time visiting Chongxiao Domain, fellow Daoist? This Golden Ling Silkworm Silk is a specialty of our Chongxiao Domain. Golden Ling Silkworm can only survive by eating the Cloud Mulberry Leaf that grow in our Chongxiao Domain."
"This Golden Ling Silkworm Silk is a top-grade treasure for refining artifacts. Many major sects use it to refine their sect robes. Not only are the robes of those sects of high grade, but their quality and efficacy are also exceptional. I'm not exaggerating, our Golden Ling Silkworm Silk has extremely high stability and can withstand many refining methods that other materials cannot, including the addition of various imprints. It is a refining material that many artifact refiners greatly admire."
"How about it, fellow Daoist, would you like to buy a scroll and give it a try? I guarantee it's great value for money!" Shopkeeper Yang patted his chest and said, appearing very confident in this specialty of their Chongxiao Domain.
Lin Xiao was naturally tempted by something new that he had never seen before and that had a good reputation, but he had just heard the price: eighty Spirit Stone per roll.
When Shopkeeper Yang was trading with that cultivator surnamed Liu, he noticed that the roll of silk was only about the thickness of two fingers and the quantity was very small.
He himself was someone who frequently came into contact with artifact crafting, so he naturally knew that crafting a magic robe couldn't possibly consume only a roll of silk. A roll of silk like that could at most be added as an extra when crafting other Law Artifact, and its effect was extremely limited.
Moreover, he was actually more interested in the Golden Ling Silkworm that produce silk than in the Golden Ling Silkworm Silk itself.
However, judging from what Shopkeeper Yang earlier, it seems that the main production area of Golden Ling Silkworm Silk is a place called "Thousand Cloud City", which should also be the main breeding area of Golden Ling Silkworm.
Lin Xiao did not buy the Golden Ling Silkworm Silk, but instead purchased a lot of Pill Formula and artifact formulas from Shopkeeper Yang.
The main ingredients in these Pill Formula and equipment recipes are all specialties of the Chongxiao Domain, and they are very cheap, unlike other specialties of the Chongxiao Domain that are very expensive.
After all, recipes aren't consumables; people can buy them and resell them, so they can be made public directly.
Moreover, these recipes can be considered a sales channel for the special products of their Chongxiao Domain. Once people have these recipes and know the effects and how to refine the products, they will be even more eager to buy their special products, allowing them to obtain a continuous stream of profits.
Therefore, the prices of these prescriptions in Chongxiao Domain's shops are very reasonable.
Lin Xiao spent less than one hundred Spirit Stone to acquire a copy of "The Complete Collection of Chongxiao Domain Pill Formula" and a copy of "The Complete Collection of Chongxiao Domain Artifact Refining".
Of course, as Manager Shopkeeper Yang also said, these two books of recipes only cover most of the basic recipes available on the market. If you are looking for sophisticated improved recipes or exclusive recipes, then these books will definitely not contain them.
Those are the signature skills of Alchemist and weapon refiners; they rely on these to make money, so they certainly wouldn't reveal them to the public.
Take, for example, the Nine-Turn Origin-Restoring Pill.
There aren't many Alchemist in the Chongxiao Domain who can refine this pill. It's very valuable, and so far, no Alchemist has been known to voluntarily reveal the Pill Formula.
However, the simplified version of the Nine-Turn Origin-Restoring Pill — the Origin-Restoring Pill —Pill Formula is indeed widely circulated.
Many self-proclaimed Alchemist have tried to reverse-engineer the method of refining the Nine-Turn Origin-Restoring Pill using the simplified version of Origin-Restoring Pill Rejuvenation Pill formula, but no one has ever been heard of succeeding.
In addition, Lin Xiao also learned how to harvest Spirit Plant from the Chongxiao Domain.
That is to use spirit hoes and wooden boxes made from a tree called the Cloud Tangerine Tree, a specialty of the Chongxiao Domain, to harvest and store the fruit.
Of course, you can also use picking gloves made from Golden Ling Silkworm Silk to pick the fruit, but the overall material cost will be much higher than that of the Cloud Tangerine Tree, and the refining process will be more complicated.
If you're rich and money isn't an issue, then go for Golden Ling Silkworm Silk gloves.
There is little difference in the harvesting effect between the two; both can preserve the special characteristics and vitality of the Spirit Plant very well. However, gloves can be given other functional attributes to become magical Law Artifact with other uses, while the Cloud Tangerine Tree can only be a small hoe specifically for harvesting.
When Lin Xiao asked where he could buy the Cloud Tangerine Tree, Shopkeeper Yang casually pointed to his front door. "Look, those two pots are for you. Do you want to buy the whole tree or just the wood?"
Lin Xiao followed his finger and discovered that he was pointing to two orange trees, each as tall as a person, placed in front of the shop.
The characteristics of the Chongxiao Domain Spirit Plant on these two Cloud Tangerine Tree are not very obvious. The white cotton-like velvet is not noticeable unless you look closely. They are almost no different from ordinary orange trees.
He had always thought it was just decoration.
Surprisingly, it was actually useful.
Shopkeeper Yang walked over and casually picked two small tangerines from the tree, handing them to Lin Xiao: "These tangerines may not have much Spiritual Qi, but they taste alright. Try them."
"Fellow Daoist, if you continue deeper into our Chongxiao Domain, you'll find these Cloud Tangerine Tree everywhere. Neither the fruit nor the timber fetches a good price, so I don't sell them in my shop. They're just decorations at the entrance."
The implication is that this thing is worthless, and you can pick it if you want to eat it.
Lin Xiao took it and looked at it carefully before noticing very small white cotton velvet particles faintly visible on the orange.
"However, if you want to cut down a Cloud Tangerine Tree yourself, you'll need tools. Although I don't sell Cloud Tangerine Tree wood here, I do have spirit hoes, axes, and boxes made from it. Would you like to take a look?" Shopkeeper Yang continued.
Seeing this, Lin Xiao understood why the cultivator surnamed Liu, despite being very dissatisfied with the price, hadn't left for another shop.
Manager Shopkeeper Yang really seemed honest. Even when dealing with me, a first-time visitor to Chongxiao Domain, he didn't try to take advantage of my ignorance to squeeze money out of me.
Instead, it clearly explained to him why the Cloud Tangerine Tree was worthless.
The shopkeeper would also promote the goods as appropriate, which gave Lin Xiao Shopkeeper Yang very good impression of him.
"Alright, thank you for letting me know, I'll take one of each of these items," Lin Xiao said.