Chapter 324: Chapter 322: Trade (Seeking Monthly Tickets at the Beginning of the Month)_1
In Booth No. 16 Yi.
Fang Xi was checking the items required by the sellers:
"Three thousand years’ worth of ’Celestial Soul Grass’, over six jin of ’Star Origin Gold’, and even top-grade Spirit Stones? Who would trade any of these directly? Who would be so foolish?"
He shook his head as he looked at the dazzling array of required materials.
From these materials, which all had completely different uses, it seemed that the one who provided this ’Vanishing Heart Orchid’ was not some Immortal Cultivator but rather some major power.
However, when he saw the last item on the list, his eyes lit up slightly, and he sent a message into the token.
Then, there was a long wait.
About half an hour later.
The door to the booth was gently knocked, and as Fang Xi waved his token, he saw Old Man Tian Sha coming in with two Cultivators.
"It seems... my luck is not bad."
The corners of Fang Xi’s mouth curved up slightly.
"Congratulations Sir on winning this item for sale. In fact, several Sirs in the audience made offers that tempted the seller, but in the end, the seller chose you..."
Old Man Tian Sha clapped his hands, and a Cultivator behind him stepped forward with a tray, on which was potted ’Vanishing Heart Orchid’!
Fang Xi released his Divine Consciousness and examined the Spirit Medicine carefully from inside to out: "As expected, there are nine orchid patterns on the stem, indeed a nine hundred years old Spirit Medicine... and looking at its roots, they really seem to have suffered some damage."
"This ’Vanishing Heart Orchid’ is naturally genuine, and its pot made from ’Thousand-year Cold Jade’... The cold qi sealing the Spirit Plant can give you more time to try and heal it..."
Old Man Tian Sha handed over a Jade slip: "This Jade slip contains the Pill Recipe for the ’Crossing Extinction Pill’... It is a gift."
He took the Jade slip but did not let go.
Of course, Fang Xi understood the hint and, with a flick of the sleeve, two jade boxes appeared on the table: "Please check them out, Sir..."
He immediately started inspecting the Jade slip.
With his own alchemist’s judgment, he slowly contemplated whether there was any issue with this ancient pill recipe’s hierarchy of main and ancillary ingredients.
And Old Man Tian Sha was also opening both jade boxes with extreme caution.
One blue and one red radiance immediately swirled around the entire booth.
Inside one box, a pool of blue crystals was placed, while the other contained a piece of Liuli, inside which a cluster of flame seemed to be burning, emitting a magnificent radiance.
"’Mysterious Water Crystal Ying’ and ’Heavenly Fire Liuli’... Not bad, exactly the Core Formation Spiritual Objects needed by the seller!"
Old Man Tian Sha’s eyes brightened as he had another appraiser check the items, and his smile grew even wider: "These two Core Formation Spiritual Objects combined with the secret method of ’Water and Fire Refining Gold Core Pill’ are one of the best recognized aids for Core Formation... second only to consuming Five Elements Spirit Fruit."
"By comparison, an alchemist’s ’Five Elements Core Formation Pill’ not only has requirements for Cultivation techniques... its medicinal effectiveness and value are still not as good as these two Spiritual Objects."
After all, the Five Elements Core Formation Pill is only useful for Foundation Establishment Cultivators of a single Five Elements attribute.
Whereas these two Core Formation Spiritual Objects are beneficial for any Spiritual Root, even those of the unusual ones, such as wind, thunder, space, illusion, etc., Cultivators!
If Fang Xi were willing to auction them off, the degree of fervent pursuit they would receive would certainly surpass that of the Fire Core Formation Pill, and he might well sell them at a truly astronomical price!
Even the ’Vanishing Heart Orchid’ seller, after seeing these two objects, gave up other offers and chose to trade directly.
However...
For Fang Xi, he had backups of the same two Spiritual Objects...
"Not bad, these are indeed genuine ’Mysterious Water Crystal Ying’ and ’Heavenly Fire Liuli’... The quantities are sufficient for one Core Formation."
After a long while, the appraiser rubbed his eyes and made an affirmative response.
Hearing this, Old Man Tian Sha’s smile grew even more brilliant.
Meanwhile, Fang Xi set down the Jade slip and sighed: "This Crossing Extinction Pill recipe is indeed a bit difficult... I always feel I’ve drawn the short straw. Many of the Spirit Medicines, aren’t they long extinct from ancient times?"
"The characteristics and images of the related Spirit Medicines are all within the Jade slip; Sir can search for them one by one. And these are the materials needed to concoct a real ’Crossing Extinction Pill’... If Sir wants to refine a ’Mini Crossing Extinction Pill,’ you could reduce the age of the herbs and even skip a few ingredients; it should be feasible,"
Old Man Tian Sha chuckled.
"Don’t worry, I have no intention of going back on the deal. Let’s proceed with the exchange like this."
Fang Xi pushed the two jade boxes directly in front of Old Man Tian Sha.
"Good... Sir is straightforward!"
Old Man Tian Sha immediately collected both jade boxes, stood up, and said, "I will announce the auction’s closure shortly... Sir can leave through the secret passage first."
"So, there is such a service. Not bad, truly not bad..."
Seeing his wealth exposed, Fang Xi did not waste any time. He accepted the Spiritual Objects and settled the Spirit Stones earned from earlier sales of pills, receiving sixty top-grade Spirit Stones and a pile of mid-grade Spirit Stones, after accounting for the auction fees as well.
He then followed a server into a secret passage.
By the time Old Man Tian Sha announced the end of the auction, Fang Xi was already walking out of a nondescript talisman shop in Hovering Mountain Market.
He immediately exhaled a wisp of illusionary gas, enveloping his entire body.
In the blink of an eye, he merged into the crowd and disappeared...
’I must certainly refine the true "Crossing Extinction Pill"... The difficulty of concocting this pill is not too great, a third-tier top alchemist has a decent chance.’
’The key is the spirit medicine...’
As Fang Xi wandered in circles, he continued to ponder slowly.
For healing the "Vanishing Heart Orchid" or even hastening its maturity to a thousand-year medicinal age, he was very confident.
After all, he was cultivating a tree in the Mountain Sea Pearl!
As long as the problem could be solved by sacrificing lifespan, it wasn’t actually a problem for him.
’Among the ingredients for the "Crossing Extinction Pill," the other materials can be handled, it’s always possible to gather them... The most crucial two auxiliary ingredients, one is "Delicate Grass," looking at the image, it seems to be the same herb I identified for Yan Ruyu... and even its age far exceeds the requirement.’
’The last auxiliary material is called "Meat Ganoderma Liquid"... it is the blood of a special third-order monster beast.’
Recalling the images from the jade slip, Fang Xi felt the corners of his mouth twitch.
That Meat Ganoderma, why does it look somewhat similar to Taisui?
Still, there were differences, the true "Meat Ganoderma" was white as jade on the surface, but the Taisui of Great Liang World had some extra patterns, probably due to some kind of mutated bloodline.
’But to cultivate it to the third order and then extract blood for pill concoction shouldn’t be a big problem... If it doesn’t work, I can always go find the real "Meat Ganoderma Liquid"...’
’Once I refine the "Crossing Extinction Pill," my chances of overcoming the Heart Demon Tribulation will greatly increase...’
Unfortunately, the Crossing Extinction Pill can only be used to overcome the Heart Demon Tribulation.
As for the previous "Shattered Pill into Infant" and the subsequent Nascent Soul lightning tribulation, it’s utterly useless.
’Didn’t expect... this time to actually gain something, but wealth shouldn’t be exposed... For now, it’s better to leave the market to avoid trouble, then come back with a new identity...’
With that thought, Fang Xi immediately flew towards the market’s entrance.
Above the Jade Green Platform.
Bi, the Old Ghost, narrowed his eyes slightly, watching each Cultivator passing by, expressionless.
Beside him stood another Core Formation Cultivator, at mid-stage in strength, dressed in a grey robe – it was Cold Ghost!
Cold Ghost looked around, his eyes flashing continuously:
’I painstakingly prepared, borrowing a huge amount of Spirit Stones and Spiritual Objects... and yet, I still ended up utterly defeated.’
’Without the Mini Crossing Extinction Pill, I might have turned manic from the inner fire soon...’
’Fortunately, I also have hands within the commerce association; I found out it was that person who won the "Vanishing Heart Orchid"...’
’Now, as I stand at the market entrance, Li from the "Guest Welcome Building" is watching... No matter what choice that person makes...’
As Cold Ghost pondered, a figure flickered on the Jade Green Platform, revealing a person – it was Fang Xi!
After circling a few times, he changed into the plain and ordinary face of Mr. Cao, planning to leave the market openly and unabashedly.
’So it’s Mr. Cao... Sir, what is this about?’
Bi, the Old Ghost, communicated through Divine Consciousness Transmission, revealing a smile and stepping forward to greet him.
’To be honest, I am here for the grand auction... Now that the auction has ended, naturally, it’s time for me to return.’
Fang Xi saluted with his hands: ’I bid you farewell.’
Having said so, he turned into a streak of green rainbow and left directly.
Cold Ghost then looked at Bi, the Old Ghost, ’Why didn’t you let me stop him and negotiate earlier?’
’If you were to negotiate, wouldn’t it mean that our commerce association sells out our clients’ information?’ Bi, the Old Ghost, was very much against this idea.
’Indeed, I practice a technique called "Precious Light Spiritual Eye Skills," this person’s Storage Ring is replete with all kinds of treasures, practically brimming over... He must be extremely rich.’
Cold Ghost glanced at Bi, the Old Ghost: ’Are you really not going to act with me? That person is a wanted individual by the Mixed Origin Sect, if we capture him, it would be entirely justified...’
’If you do not get the Crossing Extinction Pill, your life will be in jeopardy in an instant... I have no mortal feud with that person, so naturally, I don’t wish to act.’ Bi, the Old Ghost shook his head: ’You asked me here to prevent him from changing his appearance and leaving, didn’t you? Now that person has outright left, clearly he must have something to rely on... Moreover, after this, you will likely be wanted by the Green Leaf Commerce Association, at the very least stripped of your guest status...’
Cold Ghost’s expression changed, followed by a cold laugh: ’If I don’t get that Spiritual Pill, I would be as good as dead, why should I have any concerns? If it comes to it, I’ll simply join the Mixed Origin Sect...’
’If you insist on this, I can’t help it, no need to persuade me further...’
Bo, the Old Ghost, saluted with a fist, watching as Cold Ghost left.
He knew Cold Ghost had brought along a special Spiritual Beast, and had firmly memorized the aura of the departing Fang Xi; as long as he didn’t go beyond a few hundred miles, he could be tracked!
Not long after, a sword cry echoed, a beam of Sword Light shot out, slightly circling before pursuing in the direction Cold Ghost had left.
’I wonder what gave Cold Ghost such confidence, it turns out he enlisted help... Alas, I don’t know what terms he offered to even get Li to agree...’
Bi, the Old Ghost’s pupils spun rapidly in his eyes: ’Cold Ghost practices the "Evil Qi Skill," although this cultivation method has many hidden dangers, the Divine Skills are indeed extraordinary, almost on par with a late-stage Core Formation Immortal Cultivator... Coupled with the sword cultivator Li Haifeng... That person, who is just a Core Formation Cultivator from a small place, is truly in danger!’