Starting from the two realms, cultivating immortality by taming beasts

Chapter 75 Evil Cultivator

"Yes, is there a problem?" Chen Beiwu nodded, looking at him strangely.

Upon hearing this, a hint of doubt arose in Wei Xuesong's heart, and he said in a low voice, "Of course, there's no problem. Do you usually enjoy acquiring unusual items?"

"Does fellow Daoist have any connections?" Chen Beiwu asked, intrigued.

"Hehe, most of the things sold in Yinxia Market are ordinary goods. If you want to find some good stuff, I have a good place to recommend."

Wei Xuesong took out a jade tablet, "Fellow Daoist must have heard of the name of True Man Zhu."

"I know a little." Chen Beiwu's expression shifted slightly.

Master Zhu's full name is Zhu Shaoyuan. He is an inner elder of the Mirror Moon Palace and also the person in charge of the Earthly Realm Mountain Annihilation Realm.

Every year, all the cultivation markets within the Mountain Annihilation Realm are required to pay tribute to the Mirror Moon Palace, and Master Zhu is the Golden Core cultivator who collects these tributes on behalf of the Mirror Moon Palace.

"The recent son-in-law recruitment event has become increasingly popular, attracting many cultivators who want to join in the fun. Zhu Qiong, a direct disciple of Master Zhu and a true disciple of the Mirror Moon Palace, happened to be traveling in the Cangwu Mountains and planned to sell some treasures at the Chihong River black market."

"In order to curry favor with Zhu Zhenchuan, the Chihong River Black Market is holding an auction ahead of schedule. I heard that even Foundation Establishment Pills will be available."

"If you are interested, I can sell you this black market jade token at a lower price."

Upon hearing this, Chen Beiwu glanced at the jade tablet. "How many spirit stones do you wish to sell it for, fellow Daoist?"

Wei Xuesong smiled and said, "Eleven spirit stones will suffice."

"Okay." Chen Beiwu took out spirit stones from his storage bag.

Taking the spirit stone, Wei Xuesong gave out a jade token: "Remember, tomorrow night at 5 PM, at Black Rock Mountain by the Red Flood River. No exceptions."

Chen Beiwu nodded and turned to leave.

Watching Chen Beiwu's figure disappear, Wei Xuesong couldn't help but stroke his chin, then chuckled.

……

In the evening, at the Hidden Cloud Market, in the Lower Cave.

Chen Beiwu exhaled a breath of turbid air, ending his cultivation of the Myriad Laws Returning to the Flow of the Jianmu Heavenly Book.

On his left side, Tie Dan lay on the ground, breathing in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, while Jin Dan swam happily in the jar.

After being fed for a period of time, and with the feedback from the contract after he broke through to the eighth level of Qi Refining, the golden egg transformed from turbid to clear, and the progress of converting magic power was 20% faster than before.

At this rate, it's estimated that in another day or two, the golden egg will be able to completely complete its metamorphosis, converting all the demonic power within it into magical power.

At that time, he will be able to establish a shared magical power cycle with the golden egg, causing his cultivation speed to surge once again.

Chen Beiwu took out the black market jade token, shook his head speechlessly: "Cultivators from the Southern Wilderness always like to use tricks!"

The jade tablet provided by Wei Xuesong is problematic; it contains the aura of a Hidden Ant.

The Hidden Machine Ant is translucent and can change its color according to the environment. It likes to move in groups and is a special kind of beast that can shield its own demonic power fluctuations and detect the purity of a cultivator's spiritual root.

The aura left by these strange beasts is difficult for Qi Refining cultivators to detect, so Beast Tamers often tame Hidden Ants and use their characteristics to leave hidden marks on objects.

If Chen Beiwu's spiritual sense hadn't been far stronger than that of a Qi Refining Ninth Level cultivator, he probably wouldn't have been able to discover the problem with the jade tablet.

At this moment, Tie Dan finished his cultivation, his nose twitched slightly, and his gaze focused on the jade tablet in Chen Beiwu's hand.

"Woof woof woof!"

Chen Beiwu turned his head in surprise, "You also sensed the presence of the Hidden Machine Ants?"

Tie Dan nodded, then shook his head.

It didn't know what the Hidden Machine Ant was; it only smelled a very unpleasant odor on the jade tablet.

"Can you memorize the aura of the cultivator on it?" Chen Beiwu handed the jade tablet to Tie Dan.

The latter leaned closer, its nose twitching slightly.

"Woof!"

Tie Dan spat out pale golden flames, which transformed into a crude star map of flames that slowly unfolded above his head.

Upon closer inspection, Chen Beiwu noticed two red dots suddenly appearing in the center of the star map.

"Is this the approximate location?" he asked in surprise.

Tie Dan nodded.

To be on the safe side, Chen Beiwu took out a map of the southern part of the Cangwu Mountains.

After carefully comparing them, he found that both red dots were located near the foot of Black Rock Mountain.

"Thank you for your hard work." Chen Beiwu patted Tie Dan's head, then put away the jade tablet without erasing its internal aura.

Meanwhile, at the foot of Black Rock Mountain.

Wei Xuesong sat cross-legged on a boulder, with a tiny, rice-grain-sized Hidden Machine Ant perched on his shoulder.

"Have you collected all the Dendrobium nobile?"

He opened his eyes and turned to look at the dark figure that had silently appeared behind him.

Shi Botao tossed a storage bag aside, his tone dismissive: "This little business isn't worth bothering me with?"

Even a small mosquito bite is still meat; earning spirit stones isn't easy these days.

Wei Xuesong chuckled, took the storage bag, and pulled out a jade bottle. "Fellow Daoist Shi, this is the Yangmei Pill you requested."

Upon hearing this, Shi Botao's expression softened. He opened the jade bottle, sniffed it, and a hint of dissatisfaction flashed in his eyes.

"Why is the quality of this pill even worse than the last one?"

"I'm already quite lucky to have successfully refined two batches of Yangmei Pills, so please don't be picky, fellow Daoist," Wei Xuesong said with a smile.

Yangmei Pill is an extremely obscure second-tier low-grade spiritual pill.

After male cultivators take Yangmei Pill twice in a row, their bodies will develop a faint fragrance, similar to cedar mixed with sandalwood.

This body fragrance can unconsciously change its scent according to the female cultivator's preferences, and can even win the favor of Foundation Establishment female cultivators.

If it weren't for the fact that the Foundation Establishment cultivator behind Shi Botao had a past relationship with his master, he wouldn't have been willing to spend so much time and energy refining the Yangmei Pill.

"Fine, here's your payment." Shi Botao tossed out a storage bag.

Wei Xuesong scanned the storage bag with his divine sense and nodded in satisfaction after confirming that the number of spirit stones in the bag was correct.

"The transaction is complete. If Fellow Daoist Shi needs alchemy in the future, I can offer a 20% discount."

Shi Botao did not answer, but turned around, mounted his flying sword, and disappeared in a streak of light.

Although Wei Xuesong was a Qi Refining Ninth Level cultivator, he had a Second-Rank High-Grade Alchemist backing him up; otherwise, he wouldn't have readily given away spirit stones.

"The Gu family's son-in-law selection event is just a pretext. Fellow Daoist Shi's attempt to win the heart of the beauty with the Yangmei Pill will most likely be a futile effort." With a sigh, Wei Xuesong looked at the Hidden Ant on his shoulder.

"How is it? Can you pinpoint the exact location of the jade tablet?" he asked telepathically.

Hearing the Hidden Ant's response, Wei Xuesong smiled with satisfaction.

Making elixirs is easy, but finding the right medicine is difficult, especially precious spiritual herbs!

It's not easy to find a talent with a water-attribute celestial spiritual root that matches your attributes. If you accidentally let him go, you'll be heartbroken.

The only thing that puzzled Wei Xuesong was why the Hidden Machine Ants didn't sense the purity of Chen Ziang's spiritual root during their first meeting.

"Could that guy be protected by a concealing magical artifact?"

Thinking of this, Wei Xuesong couldn't help but feel a sense of foreboding.

If Chen Zi'ang truly possesses a concealing artifact, it indicates that his cultivation level is hidden, and he is not merely a Qi Refining Stage 7 cultivator.

"It seems I'll need to test the waters before delivering tomorrow," Wei Xuesong thought to himself.

Having been cautious for decades, he didn't want to suffer a setback.

(End of this chapter)