Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 201: Prodigal Things
Ignoring the gazes of the surrounding cultivators, Gu Yunsi took out a piece of animal skin and placed it on the stall next to Chen Beiwu's. She then arranged the items for sale one by one and closed her eyes to meditate.

As the most anticipated favorite to win this year's Inner Gate Tournament, he is already used to being the center of attention.

"Gastrodia elata".

"Flowing Firefly Vine."

"The Bone-Rotting Flower".

"..."

Chen Beiwu scanned the area and discovered that the black-robed cultivator's stall was selling rare second-grade high-quality spiritual herbs.

It should be noted that although the Southern Wilderness is full of treasures, not every cultivator can find high-quality second-tier spiritual herbs in the wilderness.

This person is most likely an alchemist or a plant expert who is familiar with the growth habits of herbs and medicinal plants.

Just then, Chen Beiwu paused, his gaze settling on the third-tier precious herb in the center of the stall, which was as transparent as glass.

Its entire body is moon white, with three semi-transparent petals. There are starlight flowing deep in the veins of the petals, and the pale golden stamens always emit a faint fragrance that makes people feel relaxed and happy.

Even though Chen Beiwu was some distance away from the object, he could still smell its fragrance, which greatly invigorated him.

This shows that this item is absolutely extraordinary.

Thinking of this, Chen Beiwu frowned slightly, his mind racing.

This precious herb looked somewhat familiar, but he couldn't recall any specific information about it in a short time.

"My name is Gu Yunsi. Junior brother, are you interested in this Heart-Reflecting Lotus?" Gu Yunsi asked proactively.

Geniuses are always proud.

Under normal circumstances, he won't initiate conversation unless the other person has exceptional qualities and is worth befriending.

"My name is Chen Zi'ang." After saying this, Chen Beiwu bowed and humbly asked, "Senior Brother Gu, what is the Lotus of Illuminating the Heart?"

Gu Yunsi glanced at the disciple sequence mark on Chen Ziang's Taoist robe, her curiosity growing.

Good heavens, there are actually Qi cultivators in this world who can cultivate the Seven Revolutions Qi Cultivation Method to such an unbelievable degree.

If Gu Yunsi hadn't practiced the Seven Revolutions Qi Refining Method during his Qi Refining stage and been able to vaguely sense something was wrong, he would have thought he was facing a Foundation Establishment cultivator instead of a Qi Refining cultivator.

"The Heart-Illuminating Lotus is a third-grade low-level precious medicine with a growth cycle of up to a thousand years. If you pick its stamens and place them in an incense burner, and light it with thousand-year-old sandalwood as fuel, it can produce a wisp of Heart-Illuminating Mist."

"Cultivators can use this mist to cultivate, which can clear their minds, greatly increase their comprehension, easily detect their own shortcomings in cultivation, and successfully break through bottlenecks." Knowing that Chen Beiwu couldn't afford it, Gu Yunsi still patiently explained.

The precious medicine was extremely rare. In his attempt to obtain the Heart-Illuminating Lotus from a peak Foundation Establishment stage demon beast, he almost lost his life on Tianshan Island.

As a result, the sect's mission hall offered a purchase price of only 20,000 contribution points.

Gu Yunsi naturally didn't want to sell at a low price in the mission hall, so she specially went to the sect's trading market, hoping that a Golden Core cultivator on the way might take a liking to her and buy her at a high price.

If he's really unlucky and can't sell it, he can resell it to a sect's true disciple who plans to form their core soon.

Upon hearing this, Chen Beiwu had a sudden flash of inspiration and recalled the specific information about this precious herb.

The Heart-Reflecting Lotus is also known as the Tai Xuan Heart-Reflecting Lotus in the Immortal Alliance.

As its name suggests, this is a third-tier precious medicine that can enable cultivators to enter a state of enlightenment.

Perhaps due to differences in usage between the two realms, the Enlightenment Lotus was rated as a top-grade third-tier treasure medicine in the Immortal Alliance, with immeasurable value, far exceeding that of ordinary fourth-tier mystical medicines.

The reason is simple: this is a special elixir that can help cultivators of the Immortal Alliance cultivate the Tai Xuan Shou Yi Meditation Method to the minor completion stage.

What is the concept of Tai Xuan Shou Yi at the Lesser Completion stage?
It should be noted that even the entry-level Tai Xuan Shou Yi can improve a cultivator's spiritual root purity by a little.

Even if we take a conservative estimate, the Tai Xuan Shou Yi, at the Lesser Completion stage, could probably increase his spiritual root purity by two to three points, comparable to the blessing of the Golden Egg's three veins. Chen Beiwu only learned about the existence of the Tai Xuan Ying Xin Lotus, a treasure, after surfing the Immortal Alliance's official website for a long time.

However, he only knew some of its features and had never seen a picture of it in person.

If it weren't for Senior Brother Gu clarifying things for him and revealing specific information, Chen Beiwu really wouldn't have been able to recall this precious medicine that only existed in rumors for a while.

'We must capture this Lotus of Reflection,' Chen Beiwu thought to himself.

The opportunity to improve the purity of one's spiritual root is extremely rare, and no cultivator would miss it if they encountered it.

The only problem that troubled Chen Beiwu was how to quickly acquire the Yingxin Lotus at what price, lest things change if he delayed.

"How many spirit stones does this Heart-Reflecting Lotus cost?" While Chen Beiwu was pondering, a Foundation Establishment cultivator began to inquire about the price.

“Thirty-five thousand contribution points,” Gu Yunsi said.

Upon hearing the high price, the noisy shouts around them immediately fell silent, and all the passing cultivators turned their gazes toward Gu Yunsi.

Even without cultivation, an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator would need thirty years of risky missions to have a chance of earning 30,000 contribution points, let alone accumulating them.

While the lotus is good, it's not worth such a high price.

After all, Foundation Establishment cultivators can exchange a second-tier high-grade elixir that can break through bottlenecks at the Xuanji Hall for a few thousand contribution points, so there is no need to use such a good precious medicine.

"That's too expensive. How about 15,000 contribution points?" The man frowned.

"If you can't afford it, then get lost." Gu Yunsi's eyes turned cold.

That's not how you bargain. At this price, you might as well sell it to the sect's mission hall.

The monk who asked the price shook his head, turned around, and left.

For a Golden Core cultivator, 35,000 contribution points are nothing; they can buy it with a flick of their wrist.

However, for inner disciples, if they save up 35,000 contribution points, they have a chance to buy the sect's Core Formation Pill. Few cultivators are willing to spend them on the Heart-Illuminating Lotus.

With Gu Yunsi's stall attracting crowds and cultivators, Chen Beiwu's stall quickly sold out most of its spiritual artifacts and miscellaneous items.

The Soul-Capturing Nail was too damaged, so I sold it for 100 contribution points.

The Xuan Gui essence was of too low quality, so it was sold for two thousand contribution points, which was considered a discounted sale.

The Hidden Jade Pendant, as a rare concealment-grade spiritual artifact, has the highest price, at 4,000 contribution points, comparable to the lowest grade second-tier spiritual artifact.

All these miscellaneous items added up to 7,600 contribution points, allowing Chen Beiwu to successfully accumulate enough contribution points to exchange for the Heavenly Evolution Reincarnation Technique.

During those two quarters of an hour, Chen Beiwu also learned about Gu Yunsi's specific needs by observing her conversations with other cultivators and their bargaining.

Firstly, ice belongs to the superior earthly evil essence.

Secondly, there is a secret method that helps cultivators with ice-attribute spiritual roots form their core.

Thirdly, there are third-tier precious medicines or third-tier magic weapons that are of great benefit to cultivators with ice-attribute spiritual roots in the late Foundation Establishment stage.

If none of these three things are available, Senior Brother Gu will insist on a price of 35,000 contribution points and will not sell for even a fraction less.

Thinking of this, Chen Beiwu decided to turn the tables and took out half a Xuan Sui Yuan Shen (a type of medicinal herb) that his senior sister Wan'er had given him from his storage ring and put it on the street stall.

Although only half of this third-tier ice-type medicinal herb remained, and much of its medicinal properties had been lost, it was still enough to allow Senior Brother Gu, who was in the late Foundation Establishment stage, to easily break through the barrier of his cultivation realm and advance to the peak of Foundation Establishment, thus adding a foundation for his future Core Formation.

As expected, as soon as Chen Beiwu finished making notes, Senior Brother Gu's gaze fell on the jade box in his hand, his eyes showing a look of heartache.

What a wasteful thing! It actually broke the Xuan Sui Yuan Shen in half!
(End of this chapter)