Cultivation of Immortality: Start by Improving Spiritual Root Qualifications

Chapter 603: Disaster may come from the sky while you are at home!
"But Master Wangchuan?"

When the old man saw Zhou Xun, he immediately came forward, bowed enthusiastically, and was the first to salute.

"It is Zhou, may I know who you are?"

Zhou Xun nodded, bowed in return, and looked at the old man in front of him with a puzzled look.

The man was wearing a green robe, had prominent cheekbones, a goatee on his chin, and a smile on his face, revealing a hint of pleading.

He didn't recognize this person.

"Oh, I am Feng Yan, nice to meet you, Brother Zhou!"

Hearing the words 'Master Fengyan', Zhou Xun's eyes narrowed slightly, and he immediately understood the purpose of this person's visit.

"So it's Fellow Daoist Feng. You are a guest. If you have anything to say, please come in and chat!"

After saying that, he took out a token, activated it and threw it forward. Aura flew out, and the cave's protective formation was lifted. Then he pushed it gently.
"crunch-"

The door was pushed open and Zhou Xun made a gesture of invitation.

Then the old man and Zhou Xun stepped into the cave together.

As soon as I passed the screen wall, I saw a pool of water, in which a three-meter-long red turtle was resting.

"This is a fourth-level spiritual beast. Brother Zhou is truly blessed!"

When the old man saw the turtle, he couldn't help but exclaimed.

After all, in the entire Zhenhai Immortal City, among the hundreds of Nascent Soul cultivators, there are less than two dozen who own fourth-order spirit beasts.

"Haha, Brother Feng, thank you for the compliment. It's just luck and fluke!" Zhou Xun laughed.

The two of them came to the reception room and sat down.
Zhou Xun made a cup of spiritual tea and handed it to the old man.
"This is Lingwu Tea from my hometown. Please treat me, Brother Feng!"

"Thank you!"

The old man took the spiritual tea and drank it all. At this moment, his mind was full of things about the spiritual plant, so he had no time to think about tasting the tea.

Seeing the old man like this, Zhou Xun smiled slightly and did not bring up the matter actively. He just chatted about some romantic and leisurely things.

Finally the old man couldn't help it and said:

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, I came here to ask for a favor!"

"Oh, fellow Daoist, just tell me what you want to say. If there is anything I can help with, I will certainly lend a helping hand!" Zhou Xun said seriously, which made everyone admire him very much.

"I wonder if the 'Chi Ling Bao Zhi' was exchanged by Brother Zhou a few days ago?"

"That's right, what do you mean, Brother Feng?" Zhou Xun was surprised.

"I was seriously injured when I was exploring the ancient ruins several decades ago. Although I have been treated and recuperated, my injuries have basically recovered,"

"But my cultivation has not improved at all, and even my life span has been greatly reduced!"

"And this 'Chiling Baozhi' is the best thing to treat my injuries!"

"When this item appeared, I planned everywhere and finally gathered the three great merits required for exchange yesterday. I never thought I was one step too late!"

At this point, the old man showed a look of disappointment and regret on his face, paused, and continued:
"After asking around, I finally found out that this medicine was exchanged by Daoist Zhou."

"If it were normal times, Feng would never dare to come and disturb you, but this medicine is related to my path and lifespan, so I shamelessly come here."

"Please, Brother Zhou, give me this 'Chiling Baozhi'. Feng Yan will be very grateful!"

"Oh, by the way, I am willing to return all the three great merits you exchanged for this medicine, and I also owe you a favor!"

As he spoke, the old man bowed deeply again.

Seeing this, Zhou Xun reached out to support the old man, sighed and said:
"If you had come here a few days earlier, I would have given this elixir to you!"

"But now, 'Chi Ling Bao Zhi' is already in my possession. Even if I want to transfer it, I'm afraid I can't do it!"

This medicine has been used by Zhou Xun to refine it into a life spirit plant, so naturally he cannot give it up.

Zhou Xun put a lot of effort into this magical medicine.

What's more, although this person spoke beautifully, in fact, he wanted to exchange spiritual objects for just a favor, which was not sincere enough!

The old man's face changed when he heard this, but he quickly concealed it and continued:
"Friend Zhou, if you think the conditions are too low, I can increase them!"

"I know that fellow Daoist is collecting fourth-grade intermediate spiritual medicines everywhere, and I happen to have one here!" After saying that, he slapped the storage bag, and a two-foot-long jade box appeared in his hand.

He opened it without hesitation, revealing the spiritual plant inside.
Zhou Xun couldn't help but cast his gaze over there.
A fourth-grade medium-quality "Golden Sunflower Bamboo" appeared before my eyes.

It was indeed a fourth-grade mid-quality spiritual medicine, but Zhou Xun had already extracted this spiritual medicine before, so naturally he didn't have much of an opinion about it.

So he shook his head:

"Fellow Daoist, do you think I am asking for a higher price? The truth is that the 'Chi Ling Bao Zhi' has been used, otherwise I would have transferred it to you long ago!"

"This medicine is related to my lifespan on the path of Taoism. I beg Brother Feng to have mercy on me!"

"As long as you are willing to exchange this spiritual medicine, no matter what your request is, just let me know. I will go through fire and water for you!"

The old man couldn't help but pleading.

Hearing this, Zhou Xun's face instantly turned cold.

"Could it be that what Zhou said was not clear enough? Daoist friend, if I had not already used up the medicine, why would I keep it in my hands?"

After hearing what Zhou Xun said, the old man seemed to realize that he could not get the elixir from him. His expression turned very ugly and he said coldly:
"Since you have said so, I will not say any more. I have important matters to attend to in the mansion, so I will not stay any longer. Goodbye!"

"Goodbye!"

Seeing that the old man spoke unkindly, Zhou Xun had no intention of trying to please someone who didn't like him. He bowed lightly and let the man leave.

"This person is respectful at first but arrogant later. He must be a peevish person. If you meet him in the future, you should be careful!"

Looking at the old man's receding back, Zhou Xun secretly came to a conclusion.

After the old man left, Zhou Xun came to the training room.

Today, he got a lot of Level 4 Talisman Paper and Spirit Ink from Tianci Zhenjun. Zhou Xun planned to take this opportunity to try it out.
Refining the fourth-level talisman!

Once he succeeds, he will become a fourth-level master of talismans. With the help of the talisman-containing technique in his hands, he will be able to obtain a large number of powerful fourth-level talismans in a short period of time.

This is of great help to him as he is in the midst of a war between humans and demons.

He took out a cushion and sat cross-legged in front of a table.

Then he waved his hand, and several rays of light flew out and landed on the table.

A dozen of fourth-grade talisman papers, a plate of fourth-grade spiritual ink, and a talisman pen.

Then Zhou Xun lit a third-grade top-grade calming incense, and a scent of sandalwood rose and lingered around his nose.

Zhou Xun's somewhat agitated letter suddenly calmed down.
Close your eyes slightly and start regulating your breathing.

About half a minute later, all his energy and spirit reached its peak. He slowly opened his eyes, revealing a calm gaze.

"That's it now!"

Then Zhou Xun took out a piece of talisman paper and spread it out.

Then he picked up the talisman pen, dipped it lightly in the spiritual ink, and began to draw according to the pattern of the fourth-level fire dragon talisman!

The pen moves like a dragon and a snake, and everything is done in one go.
All the lines are done in one stroke!

Just as Zhou Xun was about to cast the soul-sealing spell,

Suddenly, the unfinished talisman began to fluctuate. It was very subtle at first, then it became bigger and bigger, and finally,
With a "hiss", a green smoke rose up, and then the talisman paper spontaneously combusted and turned into ashes in an instant!
"Refining failed!"

"It seems that without a fourth-level talisman pen, it will be impossible for me to successfully draw this fourth-level talisman!"

Zhou Xun sighed softly.

He already had a fourth-grade tiger beard in his hand as a brush hair. As long as he could find a fourth-grade middle-grade or higher spiritual bamboo as a pen holder, he could refine a top-grade talisman pen.
"It would be great if there was an exchange meeting for Nascent Soul cultivators!"

Zhenhai Xiancheng holds an exchange meeting every year because many Yuanying cultivators gather there.

But this year's exchange fair was held just before Zhou Xun arrived at Zhenhai Fairy City.

If Zhou Xun wants to participate, he will have to wait for more than nine months.

After thinking for a while, Zhou Xun decided to go to several major shops in the city to have a look, maybe he could get something. Even if not, he could still make reservations in advance!

So Zhou Xun went out.

We went straight to the largest shop in the city - Wuliu Pavilion.

It is the largest chamber of commerce in the entire Central Continent, and is headed by a cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage!

Branches are spread all over Central Continent. Whether it is the Righteous Alliance, the Tiandao Alliance or the Demonic Alliance, you can see traces of this chamber of commerce.

Previously, Zhou Xun purchased Danyuan wine here, so he chose this place as his first stop!
In just half a quarter of an hour, they arrived at Wuliu Pavilion!
This pavilion covers an extremely large area of ​​several hundred feet, with more than a dozen doors in the east, south, west and north. There are cultivators constantly coming in and out, all of whom are cultivators above the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Zhou Xun took a few glances and then stepped in.

"I've met Senior Zhou!"

A young man in a green robe came up and bowed to the ground.

"The shopkeeper has instructed that if a senior arrives, he should be informed immediately. Please follow me to the elegant room to rest!"

"So it's you, Wu He, right?" Zhou Xun said with a smile.
This person was exactly the servant that Zhou Xun met when he first came here.

The young man was delighted to hear this.

"I didn't expect that you would remember me. It's such an honor!"

"Haha, just lead the way!"

Soon, Zhou Xun arrived at the elegant room he had been to last time. After he sat down, two maids came up with spiritual tea.

About half a cup of tea,

Faint footsteps were heard from outside the door, and then a wealthy middle-aged man in a brocade robe walked in. It was Gao Yuan, the owner of this building.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, I've been waiting for a long time!"

The middle-aged man smiled, bowed, and sat down next to Zhou Xun.

"Manager Gao, business is good. I came here for two matters!" Zhou Xun smiled and bowed in return, then explained his purpose!

"Please give me some advice, fellow Taoist!"

"The first thing is the four-ounce Mysterious Thunder Crystal. I wonder what the situation is like now?" Zhou Xun asked.

The last time he was in Wuliu Pavilion, Zhou Xun had ordered this treasure.

"Mysterious Thunder Crystal, I was just about to discuss this matter with my fellow Taoist!"

"Speaking of which, it is also a blessing for Daoist friend. When I wrote to Zhongzhou headquarters to mobilize this item, I never thought that the Chamber of Commerce actually received the second Mysterious Thunder Crystal."

"And this one is much heavier!"

Hearing this, Zhou Xun couldn't help but be overjoyed. He didn't expect there would be such a surprise.

"This one weighs seven taels. Because the matter is urgent, I asked the pavilion to send it here. I wonder if you have any thoughts on the other one?"

"For me, the more Mysterious Thunder Crystals the better. It will be enough for the Soul Stones, but I don't know when they will arrive?" Zhou Xun laughed.

"It will arrive in a month at most. I will send someone to inform my friend in person then!" said the fat shopkeeper with a laugh.

"In that case, I would like to thank you very much!" Zhou Xun bowed and continued:
"Oh, right, the second thing is to buy a piece of fourth-grade middle-grade or higher spiritual bamboo, which must be no less than five inches long. I wonder if the pavilion has any in stock?"

"If it's a fourth-grade mid-quality spiritual bamboo or above, the headquarters has it in stock!"

"However, Gao dares to ask, I don't know why you bought this spiritual bamboo. If it is inconvenient, just don't tell me!" Gao Yuan asked tentatively.

"In order to refine a top-grade magic weapon, the talisman pen!" Zhou Xun did not hide it.

"If it is for refining talisman pens, the piece of spiritual bamboo in our pavilion may not be so suitable. The spiritual bamboo used to refine talisman pens should be transparent in spiritual power."

"So all kinds of five-element spiritual bamboo are the most suitable, and the one in my pavilion is steel spiritual bamboo, which has low spiritual power. Even if it is used to refine a talisman pen, it will be of very low quality!"

"If you are not in a hurry, I can list the property for you and purchase it on your behalf. I will charge you 10% commission from Wu Liu Pavilion!"

Gao Yuan spoke.

"Wuliu Pavilion actually has such business?" Zhou Xun was amazed and at the same time impressed by Gao Yuan. This was the first time he had seen such a shopkeeper!

While completing the transaction, he can provide customers with other more complete solutions. No wonder he can become the owner of Wuliu Pavilion.

"Of course there are. Fellow Daoist, just let me know the conditions for the acquisition in advance. When I have the news, I will inform you!"

"In that case, please help me buy the five-element spiritual bamboo of the fourth-order medium grade or above, which is more than five inches long. For this, I am willing to take out a bottle of Gu Yuan Dan as an exchange!"

Zhou Xun pondered for a moment and then spoke.

"If you have the Guyuan Pill for exchange, I believe you will receive the news soon!" Gao Yuan said with a smile.

"Then I will wait for good news in the mansion!"

"Oh, by the way, I have another question. Do you have any elixirs suitable for early-stage cultivators for sale?"

Zhou Xun asked another question casually,
"If what you want is the elixir for Jindan cultivators, of course we have it. Yuanying stage cultivators—"

"no!"

"Once this kind of elixir appears in our pavilion, it is basically consumed within the Chamber of Commerce. If it occasionally leaks out, it will be bought up very quickly!"

"Unless it happens at an auction, even in our Chamber of Commerce, it is rare for such items to appear!"

The fat shopkeeper said slowly.

"I see. Now that the matter is settled, I will take my leave. Goodbye!"

Then Zhou Xun left Wuliu Chamber of Commerce.
He went to several shops, but none of them had any pills for sale, so he had no choice but to return to his cave.

In the next few days, Zhou Xun did not go out and stayed in the cave.

In the training room, Zhou Xun sat upright on the cushion, his eyes slightly closed, breathing deeply and regularly.

With every breath Zhou Xun took, the surrounding spiritual energy seemed to be drawn by an invisible force and gathered around him.

Penetrates through the body surface into the meridians,

According to the path of "Purple Sky Thunder Art", the Great Circulation is performed, and eventually it is refined into magic power and absorbed by the Nascent Soul in the Dantian.

"I don't know when I can achieve a breakthrough just by practicing Qigong!"

suddenly--

Zhou Xun looked towards the insect room in the cave.
"This is... The Swallowtail Butterfly is about to advance!"

(End of this chapter)