You think I have mixed spiritual roots? I became an immortal through a spirit gourd, so what are you

"This ginseng has grown for so long that its medicinal essence has reached 150 years. I wonder how many spirit stones such a spiritual herb could sell for at Wanbaoge." Chen Huai'an dug out a century-old ginseng from his spatial storage, which was the object of his transaction today.

Given a few more months, these spiritual herbs in the space could easily grow into herbs that are five hundred or even a thousand years old.

No matter what he does, what Chen Huai'an lacks most right now is time.

The spiritual herbs in the space need time, just as he needs a lot of time to become stronger.

Refining Qi is the first threshold to enter the world of cultivation, and he must cross this threshold.

Without reaching the Qi Refining Realm, even the peak of the ninth level of the Body Refining Realm is just a mortal.

At most, he's just a mortal with slightly stronger abilities.

"Sir, is there anything you need?" As soon as Chen Huai'an stepped into Wanbaoge, he was immediately surrounded by enthusiastic shop assistants.

"I'm just browsing." Chen Huai'an smiled. He didn't specify what he wanted; he just wanted to take a look first.

His cultivation level was at the Body Refinement Realm. In front of a powerful force like the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, he was like an ant. Each level represented strength. Only when your cultivation reached the Qi Refining Realm were you qualified to enter the second level to make purchases.

Chen Huai'an only learned this later.

Otherwise, he would have spent over a thousand spirit stones on his first visit to Wanbaoge, and he could only have seen Su Wanying come down from the second floor during the first transaction.

The hierarchy in the cultivation world is very clear.

Chen Huai'an is no longer a novice in the cultivation world. Having suffered so many losses, he has gradually grown. Although he still has many shortcomings, he will study hard to become stronger and not let himself suffer losses again.

Observe more, listen more, and talk less; you can learn a lot that way.

"Is this all there is to the First Floor of your Wanbao Pavilion? Do you have any other good stuff?" Chen Huai'an saw that the First Floor mainly contained items suitable for cultivators in the Body Refinement Realm. As for items suitable for Qi Refining Realm cultivators, there were very few, and even if there were, they were just ordinary goods. He looked through everything but didn't see anything that appealed to him.

"Sir, there are two requirements to go up to the second floor. First, your cultivation must reach the Qi Refining Realm. You can go up to the second floor if you have access to the best items there. Second, you need to be able to produce over a thousand low-grade spirit stones to prove your financial strength. Then you can go up to the second floor to make a purchase. Of course, if you have an elder from your clan leading you, you can also go up to the second floor to make a purchase," the shop assistant said with a smile to Chen Huai'an.

As for proving his financial strength, Chen Huai'an was past the age of impulsiveness, so he naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to prove that he had thousands of spirit stones.

"Do you buy spiritual herbs here? I have a spiritual herb to sell." Chen Huai'an didn't mention going upstairs. He wanted to sell the spiritual herb first and then exchange it for metal-attribute spirit stones. Right now, he was short of metal-attribute spirit stones to balance the spiritual energy in his body.

Of course, if he had access to the Five Elements cultivation method, he would definitely get his hands on it. Given this situation, he could only think of other ways.

"We have some medicinal herbs for sale. Great! Please follow me, sir. We have a professional appraiser here. We guarantee you'll be satisfied with the price." At the shop assistant's invitation, Chen Huai'an arrived at Wanbaoge's purchasing area.

The service experience this time was quite different from the last time. They didn't invite him into a private room; he was just left standing in front of a counter.

No matter where you are, in what world, whether it's the mortal world or the immortal world, there is always the practice of treating people differently based on their status.

These people won't easily reveal their hand unless they see you as having enough value to them.

There is no good or bad without a reason in this world; there is always a relationship of exploitation.

To gain sufficient respect, you must have corresponding value to others.

The appraiser at the counter stared wide-eyed at the ginseng Chen Huai'an had brought out. "This is a century-old ginseng, in perfect condition. It was just dug up and is so well preserved; its medicinal properties haven't been lost in the slightest."

"Is this really a century-old ginseng?" Chen Huai'an asked.

Although both are ginseng, the price difference between 100-year-old ginseng and 150-year-old ginseng is enormous.

"Sir, please wait a moment while I examine it carefully. Rest assured, Wanbaoge is absolutely honest and trustworthy when it comes to buying things." He took out the appraisal tool, put on gloves, and began to examine it carefully.

"Young man, your ginseng is 160 years old. If you're willing to sell it, we can offer 160 low-grade spirit stones."

"One hundred and sixty years?" Chen Huai'an was somewhat taken aback. He saw that the ginseng was over 150 years old, but the other party saw that it was 160 years old. This meant that the other party was not lying, and the deal could proceed.

The price offered by the other party was relatively fair.

"I'll sell this ginseng to you, no problem. I have one request, though: I need to pay with metal-attribute spirit stones." Chen Huai'an pondered for a moment before making his request.

"No problem, but the exchange rate for low-grade metal spirit stones is ten to one. I need to make that clear to you beforehand," the shop assistant standing to the side said.

Chen Huai'an nodded. "I know."

Not long after, the shop assistant returned. "Sir, here are the 16 low-grade metal spirit stones you requested. If you ever come across anything like them again, feel free to sell them to us. Don't worry, the price will definitely satisfy you."

Chen Huai'an nodded to the other party, then got up to say goodbye and left.

He currently has many medicinal herbs in his space, but none of them are very old. They need to stay in his space for a longer period of time, ideally to cultivate medicinal herbs that are over 200 years old.

A medicinal herb less than a hundred years old can only sell for a few dozen low-grade spirit stones at most, and even a medicinal herb a hundred years old can't sell for a hundred low-grade spirit stones.

If a medicinal herb has been around for over two hundred years, it's worth more than two hundred low-grade spirit stones; selling it for two or three hundred low-grade spirit stones wouldn't be a problem at all.

After leaving Wanbaoge, Chen Huai'an noticed that divine senses were sweeping over him from behind, but no one was following him.

Although Wanbaoge has many good things, his cultivation level is currently very weak, making it difficult for him to obtain the Five Elements Techniques, and it would also be easy for him to expose himself.

Therefore, if Chen Huai'an wants to achieve a perfect balance of the five elements of spiritual energy in his body, he can only cultivate other techniques, such as metal-attribute techniques, water-attribute techniques, and wood-attribute techniques. As long as he completes these five-element techniques and controls the balanced absorption of the five elements of spiritual energy in his body, he can achieve a perfect balance and prevent them from causing trouble in his dantian.

This is the only solution Chen Huai'an can think of at the moment.

However, if he were to actually do this, he would need to find a way to obtain some more Five Elements Spiritual Stones, because his innate constitution was too heavy. He didn't know how much Five Elements Spiritual Power he would need to absorb and compress it to its limit before he could vaporize it and break through to the Qi Refining realm.

The Five Elements spiritual power is the free-flowing Qi of the Five Elements in the world. Only when it enters the body and is transformed into Qi does it become one's own power and can be used at will.

One can only eat one bite at a time; it's impossible to become fat overnight. So, he plans to wander around Qingyun Market for the next couple of days and maybe find some useful items.