Mortal: I possess a copy of the Jade Manual of the Sea of ​​Consciousness!

Tai Nan Valley, as a stronghold of a cultivation market, is naturally located in an extremely secluded place.

Looking out, one can see patches of white mist enveloping the massive mountain, making it appear and disappear intermittently.

"The art of formations is indeed profound and extensive."

"Just this White Cloud Maze Formation alone would surely cause an ordinary Qi Refining cultivator to lose their way if they rashly entered."

After observing the White Cloud Misty Formation that shrouded Tainan Valley, Wang Xuan entered the formation.

The terrain of Tainan Valley is distributed on both the north and south sides. As long as he keeps walking forward, he will probably encounter the array barrier soon.

As long as he encounters an array or barrier, he can tear open a gap and enter the Tainan Valley Immortal Cultivation Market.

Ultimately, it's just a defensive formation for concealment, nothing particularly profound.

As he walked, Wang Xuan felt he could no longer go on.

It's like there's a soft ball in front of you; the moment you step out, your back foot bounces back.

"open!"

Wang Xuan channeled his spiritual energy through his fingertips, and with a pull of his hands to the side, a three-foot-wide opening was formed.

Wang Xuan moved and squeezed inside.

Hey!

Wang Xuan's vision suddenly opened up; this place was like a night market, bustling and lively.

There were many stalls selling goods all around.

Herbs, elixirs, cultivation techniques, magical artifacts, and spirit beasts are all available!

There were many people coming and going on the street, but most of them were monks.

As for those mortals, they were probably just servants of certain cultivators.

No one paid any attention to Wang Xuan's appearance.

Many people come and go from Tainan Valley Market every day, and over time, they have become accustomed to it.

Wang Xuan explored the market, hoping to find a way to earn spirit stones.

The only valuable things he currently possesses, besides that drop of the Heavenly Creation Dew, are the Green Wood Everlasting Technique and a few hundred-year-old medicinal herbs.

Those few century-old medicinal herbs were carefully cultivated by Doctor Mo in the herb garden.

It will only take one or two years to meet Doctor Mo's requirements before it can be used in medicine and elixir making.

However, the other party did not expect that Wang Xuan would suddenly leave the Seven Mysteries Sect and take away their treasured century-old medicinal herbs.

If Doctor Mo were to return to God's Hand Valley and discover this, I wonder how he would evaluate his "good disciple."

"Even if my Green Wood Everlasting Spring Technique has only been cultivated to the early stage of Foundation Establishment, the fact that it can directly absorb medicinal herbs to improve cultivation is enough to shake the seven major sects of Yue Kingdom."

"Therefore, this cultivation technique cannot be sold for the time being. At least until I reach the Foundation Establishment stage, I absolutely cannot reveal any information about this technique," Wang Xuan thought to himself.

Using medicine to refine pills, to put it nicely, is to combine the advantages of all spiritual herbs and fuse them into an essence for cultivators to absorb to enhance their cultivation.

But any herb that has been aged contains immense spiritual energy.

Using cinnabar fire to refine it, who knows how much medicinal power will be lost!

Moreover, cultivators in the mortal world cannot directly consume medicinal herbs to improve their cultivation; they can only use them after obtaining the corresponding pill formula.

This also shows that once the characteristics of his Green Wood Everlasting Spring Technique are exposed, a catastrophe will await him.

Who knows? What if some high-level cultivator, bored out of their mind, wants to delve into this unique method?

Logically and emotionally, the characteristics of the Green Wood Everlasting Spring Technique should only be known to Wang Xuan and Han Li.

Wang Xuan believed that his junior brother Han would not cause him any trouble.

"It seems that the only option is to use those few century-old medicinal herbs to exchange for something."

The use of the Dew of Creation is of utmost urgency; I'd even accept it if it were just combined with a complete set of basic cultivation techniques!

They went straight to a stall. The stall owner was a thin middle-aged man with a Qi Refining Level 5 cultivation.

"Fellow Daoist, do you also sell high-level cultivation techniques at your stall?"

Wang Xuan looked at the items on the stall, then picked up a thread-bound book and exclaimed in surprise.

He flipped through the cultivation manual in his hand, which was called "Shuihua Jing". This manual could actually lead directly to the late stage of Core Formation!

Isn't it said that high-level cultivation techniques are monopolized by those major immortal cultivation sects?

Upon hearing this, the stall owner said nonchalantly, "What's so strange about that? Although Tai Nan Valley is a gathering place for independent cultivators, it also has the shadow of the Seven Great Sects behind it."

"They're just cultivation techniques. There's no such thing as being able to break through to Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, or even Nascent Soul just by cultivating top-tier techniques, is there?"

Look at me, I've been cultivating for over forty years, and I'm still stuck at the bottleneck of the fifth level of Qi Refining, unable to break through to the sixth level. It's a pity for us lowly cultivators.

"If you're interested in this Water Bloom Sutra, I'll sell it to you cheaply—one hundred spirit stones, no bargaining!"

quack……

Wang Xuan's forehead was covered with black lines, and it seemed as if crows were cawing overhead.

He thought the stall owner's words made a lot of sense until the owner called out a price of one hundred spirit stones, at which point he almost laughed out of anger.

"One hundred spirit stones for a cultivation technique? Fellow Daoist, you really know how to joke."

"Obtaining top-tier cultivation techniques isn't difficult; you can get them simply by becoming a formal disciple of one of the seven major sects. Your asking price of one hundred is almost equivalent to a practical high-level magic weapon!"

Wang Xuan snorted coldly, threw the Water Flower Scripture onto the stall, and made as if to leave.

Upon seeing this, the stall owner immediately called out to Wang Xuan, telling him not to leave and that they could discuss things.

"Hey, fellow Daoist, don't be in such a hurry to leave. If you want me to give you a discount, why don't you just do it?"

"This Water Blossom Scripture is our family's ancestral cultivation method. Unfortunately, by my generation, it had almost completely fallen into disrepair. Otherwise, I wouldn't be putting it up for sale openly."

Wang Xuan's eyes darted around, and after hesitating for a moment, he stopped, but he didn't give the stall owner a friendly look.

"Fellow Daoist, please don't try to gain my sympathy. The Water Flower Scripture is the Water Flower Scripture, and your family is your family. How can the two be discussed in the same way?"

I currently only have one fifty-year-old medicinal herb on hand. If you want to make the deal, we'll settle the payment immediately. If you don't want to, I won't force you. How about it?

Wang Xuan stared at the stall owner. Although he didn't have high hopes, it was still a top-tier cultivation technique.

If you miss this opportunity, you'll have to wait until you join one of the seven major sects and break through to the Foundation Establishment stage before you can choose to join again.

"A fifty-year-old medicinal herb, fellow Daoist, not to be rude..."

The stall owner gave a wry smile, wanting to bargain.

But Wang Xuan had lost patience. Although he needed the cultivation technique, he could wait.

The Ascension Ceremony is only a few years away, and he's only almost fifteen years old; he can afford to wait.

"Hmph! If you're not happy, then so be it. I'll take my leave!"

After saying that, Wang Xuan quickly left, seemingly not caring at all.

Seeing how decisive Wang Xuan was, the stall owner cursed inwardly.

This person looks young, but he has the cultivation level of the sixth level of Qi Refining. The key is that he is also quite shrewd, which is really a headache!

He glanced at the Water Scripture on the stall, then sighed after a moment, feigning heartache, and said, "Fellow Daoist, I admit defeat."

"I am willing to exchange this Shuihua Sutra for a fifty-year-old medicinal herb in your possession."

The stall owner eventually agreed to Wang Xuan's conditions.

Although the Water Blossom Scripture is a top-tier cultivation technique, it is not of much use to the average person who obtains it.

Without Foundation Establishment Pills, one cannot break through to the Foundation Establishment stage. What's the point of cultivating even the best techniques?

Wow!

The moment the stall owner relented, Wang Xuan tossed a wooden box to him.

At the same time, he now had the Shuihua Sutra from the stall in his hand.

This move left the stall owner both amused and exasperated; it was exactly the kind of tactic they were using.

Forget it, this cultivation technique is just gathering dust in my hands anyway.

In exchange for this fifty-year-old herb, which can be refined into an elixir, my cultivation might even advance further. This deal isn't too bad.

"Now that you have obtained the cultivation technique, our transaction is complete. Please do not go back on your word."

Wang Xuan waved his hand, his fingers constantly turning the pages of the Water Radiance Sutra: "Don't worry, now that the transaction is successful, I naturally won't go back on my word. Farewell, fellow Daoist."

Having acquired this technique, although he lost the fifty-year-old herb, a new idea emerged in his mind.

"Let's first examine the specific cultivation methods of the Water Blossom Scripture, and see if, with the improvement of the Heavenly Creation Dew, it can achieve the effect of using spiritual power to accelerate the ripening of herbs."

After closing the Water Flower Sutra, Wang Xuan secretly looked around to see if anyone was following him.

They wandered around the market town for a while before finally sneaking out of Tainan Valley and hiding in a cave.