Immortality and Cultivation: I Have Too Many Talents

Chapter 264 Collecting Essence Blood (Seeking Subscriptions)

At that time, the sect leader of the Biyue Sect had three personal disciples: two men and one woman.

The female disciple was his direct descendant, a great-great-granddaughter.

Both male disciples were exceptionally talented and mentally resolute.

What happened next was a typical melodramatic soap opera.

The three of them were childhood sweethearts, chasing each other all the way to the Foundation Establishment stage.

For a major sect in the Song Dynasty like the Qingyun Sect, the chance of a disciple directly passing on their Golden Elixir skills to achieve Core Formation is only 10%.

The Azure Water Sect is a mid-level sect.

The sect only has one Golden Core cultivator, the sect leader.

The three of them simultaneously attempted to break through to the Core Formation stage.

The Azure Water Sect has devoted all its resources to supporting this cause.

If any one of the three can condense an inner core, the task is considered successful.

Never imagined.

May Heaven bless the Azure Water Sect.

All three disciples, personally taught by the sect leaders, have successfully condensed their inner cores!
The great-granddaughter's inner elixir was an ordinary one, but it was also a true elixir.

The other two male disciples were even more extraordinary!
They are all genuine golden pills!
In an instant, the whole world was shaken, and hundreds of sects came to offer their congratulations.

The humble Azure Water Sect has three Golden Core cultivators!

The rise of a sect is in sight!

Just as the entire Bishui Sect was celebrating.

Something unexpected happened.

The details remain unknown.

The ending was that the current sect leader suddenly passed away.

One of the male disciples stayed in the Biyue Sect and took over the position of sect leader.

Another male disciple and the great-granddaughter of the former sect leader left without saying goodbye.

They publicly announced that the two had become Daoist partners and had gone to travel and train in a powerful central country.

"Therefore, that nameless old Taoist priest was very likely a direct disciple of the sect leader back then!"

Ruan Siting said with a solemn expression.

"Brother Shen, please don't agree!"

"I've heard that in the past hundred years, the sect leader personally killed two Core Formation cultivators who practiced the [Immortal Slaying Water Qi Technique]!"

Shen Xuan solemnly said, "Thank you for your kindness, Fellow Daoist Ruan. I will never see that nameless old Daoist again."

He dared not go to Luoyingfang again.

I wonder if that white-haired old man is still alive.

In any case, even if he achieves success in his cultivation, he will not challenge the sect leader of the Azure Water Sect.

That's a Golden Core cultivator who's been around for many years!

Even his master, Master Gufeng, was no match for him.

He's not that stubborn to have such a wild idea.

As for the oath to Heaven.

Shen Xuan didn't take it to heart at all.

Cultivators defy fate and go against the will of heaven.

None of them follow the natural laws of birth, aging, sickness, and death.

Why should we be afraid of any oaths to Heaven?

The two chatted for a while.

Ruan Siting escorted Shen Xuan out of the mansion.

Before parting, Shen Xuan instructed Ruan Siting to continue helping him acquire water spirit blood.

If there are any Tier 2 high-quality items, and the price isn't too outrageous, you can buy them first.

As for the third tier...

Okay, there's no need to even mention this.

The blood of a third-tier water fairy is not something someone like Ruan Siting can obtain.

Ruan Siting readily agreed.

……

a few days later.

Shen Xuan rode the Crimson Winged Serpent to Silver Hook Island.

The head of the Huang family personally came off the island to welcome them.

During the Huang family banquet, in addition to the two Foundation Establishment cultivators, the Huang family patriarch and the Huang family head, there was also an acquaintance, Huang Wanting.

She and Shen Xuan had met twice.

This is the third time we've met.

Shen Xuan had a slight impression of her.

More than a decade has passed.

The young woman who was once sixteen is now over thirty.

His appearance hasn't changed, but he's lost some of his childishness and gained some maturity.

She looked even more radiant and beautiful.

At this moment, Huang Wanting poured wine and served food to the three of them with practiced ease.

Clearly, they have already gained experience.

"It's been many years since we last met. Master Shen's demeanor remains as impressive as ever, making me, Huang, feel quite ashamed of myself!"

"Patriarch Huang is too modest. You've advanced and broken through to the next level without even sending a letter to let me know!"

That being said, Shen Xuan's words did not convey much respect.

A mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator from a cultivation family has little prestige compared to a Foundation Establishment cultivator from a sect.

If the Huang family patriarch were to break through to the late Foundation Establishment stage, he might be able to barely accept a bow from him.

Currently, the Huang family patriarch's cultivation level remains stagnant at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

Shen Xuan scanned the area with his divine sense.

The Huang family patriarch is old and his vital energy is beginning to decline, so it is estimated that it will be difficult for him to make any further breakthroughs.

However, the Huang family head still has a three-tenths chance.

"Master Shen is a senior cultivator of a great sect, a true disciple. How dare I, Huang, disturb him so casually!"

The head of the Huang family chuckled.

He remained as adept at interpersonal relationships as ever, and his words were always perfectly tactful.

After sitting for a while, the Huang family patriarch asked Shen Xuan for leave and excused himself from the banquet.

Shen Xuan returned the gift and saw him off.

After taking their seats again.

The Huang family head took three portions of water fairy blood from the storage bag that Huang Wanting had brought.

Shen Xuan took it, scanned it with his divine sense, and felt a slight joy in his heart.

All of them are the blood of second-tier low-grade water spirits.

At least you can accumulate some Daoist points.

"Are you satisfied with these three portions of water spirit blood, Fellow Daoist Shen?"

"Just make do with this. How many spirit stones?"

Like Ruan Siting, Shen Xuan had already instructed the Huang family head to collect second-tier water demon essence blood for him.

"To be honest, Fellow Daoist Shen, the market price is about 15,000 spirit stones. I would like to exchange it for a thunder talisman."

Shen Xuan nodded.

"I, Shen, and Fellow Daoist Huang have been friends for many years. I'm selling Thunder Talismans at a fair price: four hundred spirit stones each. How about it?"

"Then thank you very much, Master Shen!"

After the conflict between the Dao and the Demonic Path, the price of deadly weapons like the Thunder Talisman skyrocketed.

The market price has risen to five hundred spirit stones, and there's still no market for it.

The Huang family head was quite pleased to receive the thirty-eight [Evil-Breaking Divine Thunder Talismans] from Shen Xuan.

Even Huang Wanting, who was standing next to Shen Xuan, took the initiative to toast him.

"Senior Shen, I will never forget your life-saving grace!"

"Wan Ting has nothing to repay Senior Shen with, so I offer this spirit wine to wish Senior Shen a long and prosperous path in cultivation!"

Shen Xuan smiled slightly, casually drank some spirit wine, and did not toast.

Huang Wanting glanced at the wine in her glass, slightly disappointed.

However, she was a smart woman; she neither showed any displeasure nor continued to offer toasts.

Shen Xuan exchanged pleasantries with the Huang family head for a while.

They inquired about information regarding the nearby second-tier water monsters.

The Huang family head took out a geographical jade slip and marked it.

The information is much less than that of Tang Fuhao and Zhu Jintang.

Moreover, most of it is repetitive.

This also indirectly confirms that the information jade slip given to him by Tang Renhao and Zhu Jintang is authentic and reliable.

Shen Xuan accepted the geographical jade slip annotated by the Huang family head.

Suddenly, his brows furrowed slightly.

My heart is pounding slightly. This is a warning from the "Art of Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Misfortune".

Someone was watching him in the dark.

At the banquet, only the head of the Huang family and Huang Wanting were present.

Shen Xuan's gaze shifted from the smiling Huang family head to the graceful and charming Huang Wanting.

[Insight Technique] Unleash its full potential.

Something felt off, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it.

Shen Xuan's eyes turned slightly crimson.

It was the [Illusion-Breaking Spirit Eye Technique].

In her line of sight, there were faint, eerie, transparent demonic energy flowing between Huang Wanting's eyebrows.

Shen Xuan remained calm and continued chatting with the Huang family head.

The feeling of being watched quickly disappeared.

Huang Wanting excused herself, bowed slightly, and quickly left the table.

Shen Xuan did not point it out.

Whether Huang Wanting practices demonic arts is none of his business.

Moreover, Huang Wanting is only at the Qi Refining stage and poses no threat to him.

Shen Xuan and the Huang family had a transactional relationship to begin with.

"It's getting late, and I need to get going, so I'll take my leave now!"

"I'll trouble Fellow Daoist Huang with the matter of acquiring the water fairy's blood!"

Shen Xuan took his leave.

"This person is unfathomable!"

After watching Shen Xuan leave, Huang Wanting quietly appeared behind the Huang family head.

At this moment, demonic energy flickered between her brows, outlining a strange rune.

If Shen Xuan saw it, he would definitely recognize it.

That is the symbol of the Holy Maiden of the Yin Sha Sect.

……

"Strange, why would the Huang family, who were doing so well, collude with the Demonic Sect?"

"Forget it. It's common for cultivation families to collude with demonic sects. Let's just pretend we didn't know!"

Shen Xuan rode on the Crimson Winged Serpent, floating on the sea, and swam towards the Qingyun Sect.

East China Sea, Longze River, Longmen Market.

He knew this route all too well.

His master told him not to return to the sect unless necessary.

This does not mean he cannot go to the immortal city under the Qingyun Sect.

A letter from Lü Zhengying.

An auction is about to be held in Qingyun City, the largest immortal city under the jurisdiction of Qingqu Sect.

Today, he is very wealthy.

The number of spirit stones alone is in the millions.

Although because of the "devouring all things" technique, it costs seventy to eighty thousand spirit stones every year to buy monster meat.

But he was skilled at making talismans.

There are a considerable number of poison talismans, as well as lightning talismans that are continuously distributed.

The thunder talisman is fine, though.

The quantity is limited, and it will also be sold to fellow disciples in Qingyang Prefecture.

It can be used to make poison talismans, has a high success rate, and is easy to craft.

Over the course of a year, Shen Xuan produced more than two thousand poison talismans.

Aside from keeping three hundred high-quality poison talismans for himself, the rest of the ordinary poison talismans were of little use to him and could all be sold.

The Immortal City Auction is a very good channel.

Men, when they have money, always want to spend some of it.

Shen Xuan went to the auction in Qingyun Immortal City to see if he could buy some spiritual items for cultivation.

Such as high-grade water fairy blood essence, main ingredient of the Foundation Purification Pill, third-grade spirit bamboo, water-attribute magic weapon, etc.

If you have a space to grow plants and the price is right, you can also buy it through auction.

In Tingyuxuan, he planted more than twenty second-tier spiritual plants.

Among them, the Leiyin bamboo given by Qianzhu Jushi is the most precious.

That's a third-tier spirit bamboo.

In addition, when the Silver Horned Pegasus breaks through to the second tier, it needs the Emperor's Dew of the Demon Beast Spirit.

Previously, Shen Xuan had asked the White Lotus Fairy to inquire with the Zhou family, who were skilled in beast taming.

The Zhou family head politely declined.

Emperor's Dew is a key spiritual item for demonic beasts to advance to the second tier, equivalent to the Foundation Establishment Pill for human cultivators.

The essence of the moon descends only once every sixty years, making it extremely difficult to collect.

The Zhou family doesn't even have enough for themselves, so they're not willing to sell it easily.

After arriving in Qingyun Immortal City, Shen Xuan paid his respects to the elder in charge of the auction.

The two chatted for a while.

Shen Xuan presented three poison talismans as a gift.

More than a thousand poison talismans were auctioned off.

The return gift was a beautiful booklet.

The above is the list of items for this auction.

It includes pictures and text, item descriptions, and starting bids.

Clearly, this was prepared for the VIPs at the auction.

Shen Xuan's thousand poison talismans will also be added.

However, Shen Xuan was slightly disappointed after looking at the exquisite picture book.

There were no particularly rare treasures at the auction.

The cultivation materials he needs are only two kinds of spiritual plants, which are the main ingredients of the Foundation Purification Pill.

The rest have disappeared without a trace.

They don't even have a decent second-tier water-attribute magic weapon.

Shen Xuan read it three times.

The final evaluation can be summed up in two words.

Rubbish!

Few of the second-tier spiritual items put up for auction were worth looking at.

It was clearly meant to appease the family cultivators and independent cultivators.

Thinking about it, that makes sense.

The Qingyun Sect itself doesn't even have enough high-quality second-tier spiritual items.

Of the three hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators, ninety percent were ordinary cultivators and one-tenth were direct disciples of Golden Core cultivators. Due to the vast difference in investment from their sects, undercurrents were swirling within them.

A few days later, the auction was held.

"Sunflower, a second-grade superior spiritual plant, five hundred years old, can enhance fire magic spiritual power slightly."

"Starting bid: two thousand spirit stones!"

"Two thousand one hundred spirit stones!"

"Two thousand two hundred spirit stones!"

Several Foundation Establishment cultivators specializing in fire magic made their bids.

Spiritual plants that can increase fire magic power are still very popular among fire magic cultivators.

"Four thousand spirit stones."

Shen Xuan directly quoted a price exceeding the market value and won the bid for the item.

The other item is a 600-year-old moon frost grass.

This is relatively uncommon.

Its effect is to slightly increase ice magic power.

Its effect on water-based cultivators is limited.

Shen Xuan handed over three thousand spirit stones and put them into his bag.

Apart from that, there were no other items worth bidding on.

A thousand poison talismans were auctioned off for a high price of 24,000 spirit stones.

Auction ends.

Shen Xuan put away the spirit stones and two spirit plants and returned to the inn.

After a night's rest.

Shen Xuan flew to Weiwu County.

Qi Wanqing wrote to him many times.

They requested that he come to Weiwu County.

There are important matters to discuss.

(End of this chapter)