Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 202 Core Formation Insights
"Junior Brother Chen, how many contribution points will this half of a thousand-year-old ginseng cost?"

Instinctively, Gu Yunsi deliberately added the word "half" when asking the question, subtly implying that the precious herb was now half gone and its value had plummeted, in order to negotiate a lower price.

"Senior Brother Gu, this ginseng is not for sale, only for exchange. We only accept barter." Chen Beiwu shook his head on the surface, but he was even more confident in his heart.

"I have a high-quality Foundation Establishment Pill here. Would Junior Brother Chen be willing to trade it?"

Chen Beiwu deliberately feigned reluctance: "Senior Brother Gu, I have no interest in Foundation Establishment Pills. I only want to exchange this for a third-tier precious herb that can help my cultivation."

“Junior brother, your thousand-year-old marrow ginseng is now half gone. Even if it is a mid-grade third-tier treasure, it will be difficult to exchange it for a treasure of the same grade.”

Gu Yunsi frowned slightly, feeling that Chen Ziang was asking for an exorbitant amount, but she was also reluctant to give up.

His cultivation method was extremely compatible with the Millennium Marrow Ginseng. With the help of the medicinal power of this half-plant of precious medicine, Gu Yunsi was confident that he could break through from the late Foundation Establishment stage to the peak Foundation Establishment stage, consolidate his Dao foundation, and win first place in the Inner Sect Competition.

At that time, he will not only be able to obtain 10,000 contribution points, but may even have the opportunity to rise to the top, gain the favor of the Golden Core elders in the sect, become a disciple of the Golden Core sect, and compete with the sect's geniuses for the position of true disciple.

However, this Junior Brother Chen is truly ruthless, asking for an exorbitant price, completely treating him like a cultivator from the Burning Flame Sect and ripping him off.

The sect's Xuanji Hall does contain elixirs with effects approaching those of a thousand-year-old ginseng.

For example, there's the inexpensive, second-tier high-grade elixir, the "Spirit Crossing Pill," which only requires 12,000 contribution points and can help late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators break through their bottlenecks.

But when Gu Yunsi thought about the side effects of the Crossing Spirit Pill and the miraculous effects of the Thousand-Year Marrow Ginseng on cultivators with both ice and water elemental roots, she couldn't help but hesitate.

Chen Beiwu smiled slightly, opened the jade box, revealing the infant champion ginseng that was missing half of its contents: "Senior Brother Gu, you can take a look at the quality of this thousand-year-old marrow ginseng. Even though it is missing half of its contents, its medicinal power has not been greatly diminished."

"Moreover, there are not many other things in the sect, but there are many cultivators with dual spiritual roots of ice and water."

If my junior brother is lucky enough to meet a kindred spirit, he can easily sell it for far more than a second-grade high-quality elixir, and obtaining a third-grade precious herb in return should not be a problem.

Chen Beiwu wasn't exaggerating; demand determines value.

The Millennium Marrow Ginseng is also a top-tier treasure among the third-grade mid-level medicinal herbs.

It's just that half of his thousand-year-old marrow ginseng is missing; otherwise, there wouldn't be many Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Shangshui Island trading market who could afford to buy this marrow ginseng.

This shows just how terrifying the wealth of a third-tier high-grade alchemist truly is.

Chen Beiwu even suspected that Senior Sister Wan'er was already a Golden Core cultivator, but judging from Senior Sister Yun's attitude towards Senior Sister Wan'er, it didn't seem quite right.

Gu Yunsi fell silent.

Chen Zi'ang's words make some sense.

The sect is full of second-generation cultivators from noble backgrounds who have no shortage of resources.

The Millennium Marrow Ginseng can solidify one's foundation and increase the probability of cultivators with ice or water spiritual roots passing the Core Formation stage.

Even if only half a plant remained, those second-generation cultivators wouldn't mind offering a third-tier precious herb in exchange for it at a premium.

Gu Yunsi offered her price immediately to secure it first, lest the news of the thousand-year-old marrow ginseng spread and attract the covetousness of true disciples, leading to an unbeatable high price.

After all, he came from an ordinary background and couldn't compete with the second generation of the sect.

How do we exchange this half of a thousand-year-old ginseng?

A woman in a green palace dress, with a beautiful face and extraordinary temperament, stopped and asked curiously.

Gu Yunsi's pupils contracted slightly as she recognized the woman in palace attire at a glance as Zhuang Xinya, a true disciple of the current generation and a Foundation Establishment peak expert ranked eighty-ninth on the Mirror Moon Ranking.

However, Zhuang Xinya didn't even glance at the Xinlian lotus on his stall; her eyes were only on the thousand-year-old ginseng.

'Good timing,' Chen Beiwu thought to himself.

If no customers come to inquire about the price, it will be difficult for him to control Gu Yunsi.

"I've recently hit a bottleneck in my cultivation of Mirror Flower Water Moon, and I need a third-tier precious herb that can enhance my comprehension," Chen Beiwu quoted. Zhuang Xinya raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

There are two reasons:

Firstly, this young junior brother has lofty ambitions, daring to cultivate the Mirror Flower Water Moon technique, which no one in the sect can cultivate to the third level.

Secondly, this young junior brother was very bold, daring to fool her.

Zhuang Xinya wasn't stupid. Hearing Chen Beiwu's answer and seeing the Zhaoxinlian on the next stall, she knew that the latter's real intention was not the wine, but the Zhaoxinlian.

Gu Yunsi also came to her senses, her eyes flickering slightly.

Good heavens, so Chen Ziang was waiting for him here.

No wonder Chen Zi'ang didn't sell the thousand-year-old ginseng before; it turns out he had his eye on his heart-illuminating lotus.

Seeing their reactions, Chen Beiwu didn't take it to heart.

Few cultivators who can reach the Foundation Establishment stage are fools.

The reason he didn't take the initiative to propose an exchange was simply because he wanted to maintain the upper hand.

After all, there are quite a few third-tier precious medicines that can improve comprehension in a short period of time. As long as he doesn't speak, even if Gu Yunsi guesses, she wouldn't dare to be sure.

"Can I exchange it for a Mind-Awakening Pill?" Zhuang Xinya asked.

Although the Awakening Pill is a second-grade high-quality spiritual pill, it can make the user's consciousness feel as if it is immersed in a cold spring, eliminating all distracting thoughts and entering a state of clarity within a quarter of an hour, greatly increasing comprehension. In terms of value, it is no less than a third-grade precious medicine.

The exchange price in the Mysterious Hall is as high as 20,000 contribution points.

Chen Beiwu shook his head. "Sorry, Senior Sister."

Zhuang Xinya smiled gently and looked at Gu Yunsi: "Junior Brother Gu, how much is your Xinlian?"

The latter hesitated for a moment before offering: "35,000 contribution points, top-grade ice-attribute earthly evil essence, anything that can help ice-attribute spiritual root cultivators... anything is acceptable."

"You two junior brothers are really interesting." Zhuang Xinya clapped her hands and turned to leave.

Inside the Mysterious Hall, the exchange price for a thousand-year-old ginseng is 38,000 contribution points.

If the Thousand-Year-Old Ginseng were intact, she wouldn't mind spending 35,000 contribution points to buy the Heart-Reflecting Lotus and then reselling it.

Watching Zhuang Xinya's figure disappear, Gu Yunsi looked at Chen Ziang and said, "Junior Brother Chen, let's be frank. Half a thousand-year-old ginseng is definitely not enough to exchange for the Heart-Illuminating Lotus. Add another 10,000 contribution points, and the Heart-Illuminating Lotus is yours!"

Chen Beiwu frowned slightly.

He was determined to obtain Zhao Xinlian, but he couldn't afford to neglect his cultivation practice.

After hesitating for a moment, Chen Beiwu transmitted his thoughts and said, "Senior Brother Gu, I can't afford 10,000 contribution points, but I can exchange them for something else."

"What is it?" Gu Yunsi's eyelids twitched, thinking that Chen Ziang was going to bargain again.

"A summary of my experience in forming a Core Formation." Chen Beiwu thought to himself.

"What did you say?" Gu Yunsi's heart skipped a beat. She couldn't help but take a deep breath to suppress her inner elation. "Junior Brother Chen, are you sure you want to exchange your Core Formation experience for mine?"

The law should not be passed lightly.

In the Southern Wilderness, a cultivator's experience in condensing a Golden Core is an extremely precious thing, far more valuable than ten thousand contribution points.

Seeing Gu Yunsi's reaction, Chen Beiwu seized the opportunity to raise the price: "That's right, I can exchange a thousand-year-old marrow ginseng and a Core Formation cultivation manual for a Heart-Illuminating Lotus and five thousand contribution points. What do you think, Senior Brother Gu?"

"Sure, if the Core Formation experience is genuine, I'll consider it a favor I owe you!" Gu Yunsi said without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)