Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 213 A Chance Encounter with a Precious Medicine, Its Mysterious Benefits Revealed [Please Subscribe]

Yunzhou, Xianyunfang Market.

When Zhou Chun followed the noise and approached the scene, he quickly observed and inquired, and then he understood what had happened.

The cause of the matter was simple: a cultivator had just reached an agreement with a cultivator at a stall to trade a spiritual item when another cultivator, having received the news, rushed over and interfered, wanting to buy the spiritual item at a higher price.

Then the stall owner took the opportunity to raise the price on the spot, demanding that the highest bidder win.

In this matter, the stall owner was clearly very dishonest.

Since you have already made a promise to the monks ahead, you should keep your word.

But for a monk like him who sets up a street stall, breaking the rules is normal practice!

The monks who set up street stalls and don't sell counterfeit or shoddy products are people with a conscience.

It's impossible to expect them to operate with the same integrity as those large stores.

Of course, Zhou Chun didn't intend to come and uphold justice. He wasn't familiar with the cultivator who had made the deal first, so he wouldn't meddle in such trivial matters.

On the contrary, he was instantly tempted after learning what the two cultivators were arguing about.

It turns out that the spiritual object that caused these two Foundation Establishment cultivators to quarrel was a rare seven-hundred-year-old golden ginseng!

Like the Red Essence Ganoderma, this Golden Ginseng is a variant of the Yellow Jade Ginseng, making it extremely rare and precious.

Logically speaking, this level of spiritual medicine should be enough to be listed at various auctions.

However, the cultivator who sold this spiritual herb was just a rogue cultivator.

As a rogue cultivator, he obviously had no way to send such a spiritual herb to an auction, and he didn't even dare to show it off in ordinary situations.

It was only because this trade fair was jointly organized by the three major sects that he dared to risk taking out this item, knowing that a large number of rare spiritual items would appear during the event.

He took such a big risk, of course, because he wanted to make a fortune in one go.

Seeing the two people arguing over this item, he was overjoyed.

Judging from his demeanor, Zhou Chun guessed that if he weren't afraid of retaliation later, he would probably be fanning the flames and making the argument between the two at the stall even more intense.

Having understood the situation, Zhou Chun quickly came up with a plan.

But then he suddenly shouted, "Alright, all of you stop arguing! I, Zhou, want this golden ginseng!"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the crowd was startled and quickly turned their gaze toward Zhou Chun, including the stall owner and the two arguing cultivators.

It's him! !

Upon seeing Zhou Chun's appearance clearly, most of the people present were shocked and immediately recognized her identity.

There was no way around it; Zhou Chun had really made a big splash at the "Hundred Clans Conference" before.

Especially in the final battle, Lei Jiao Bai Bai made a dazzling appearance, leaving a deep impression on everyone as a beast tamer.

It's hard not to recognize him now.

Upon recognizing him, the two arguing cultivators immediately froze, and one of them spoke up, saying, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, what is the meaning of this? Do you also want to get involved?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun chuckled and said, "I originally did not wish to take what others cherish, but seeing that the two fellow Daoists were arguing and that this fellow Daoist was raising the price on the spot, I had my own ideas."

After saying that, he looked at the two of them seriously and said, "Of course, if either of you is willing to offer the same price as me, I will not compete with you two fellow Daoists and will leave immediately!"

Upon hearing his words, the expressions of the three people present all turned somewhat unpleasant.

The stall owner was filled with shame and anger because Zhou Chun had exposed his plan to raise prices on the spot.

The two arguing monks were annoyed by his interference.

However, they couldn't find any fault with Zhou Chun's words, and for a moment they didn't know how to respond.

Seeing that the three remained silent, Zhou Chun turned to the stall owner and asked, "Fellow Daoist, what would you like to exchange this golden ginseng for? A magic weapon? Pills? Talismans? Or spirit coins?"

Upon hearing his words, the stall owner immediately forgot his earlier displeasure and said, "I want to exchange it for a high-quality, mid-grade second-tier magic weapon, preferably a defensive one!"

A second-tier mid-grade magic weapon costs at least four thousand spirit coins, and if it is a defensive magic weapon, the price will be even higher.

While golden ginseng is precious, it's only about the same as red ginseng.

At the underground auction, Zhou Chun bought an 800-year-old Red Essence Ganoderma for only 7,100 spirit coins.

Therefore, the stall owner's price can be described as high.

Upon hearing his offer, before Zhou Chun could say anything, the Foundation Establishment cultivator who had just questioned Zhou Chun turned pale and angrily said, "You really know how to raise prices on the spot!"

The stall owner's initial demand for the golden ginseng was either a high-quality second-tier low-grade magic weapon or 2,500 spirit coins.

Now look what's happened, the price has doubled in an instant. How can such a rapid price increase not be infuriating?

But the stall owner, upon hearing his words, replied confidently, "If you think it's too expensive, you're free not to buy it!"

"you……"

The man was so angry that his eyes widened, and he was speechless.

Zhou Chun finally spoke up: "I do have a mid-grade second-tier defensive magic weapon, but even if you take your golden ginseng to an auction, its price will be about the same as the magic weapon I have. I can't just let you have it so easily."

"So, what does Fellow Daoist Zhou intend to do?"

The stall owner's expression tightened, and he asked Zhou Chun's thoughts in a completely different tone.

That's the power of fame!

Compared to Zhou Chun, who had just made a name for himself at the "Hundred Clans Assembly," the two Foundation Establishment cultivators next to him were relatively unknown and their cultivation levels were not particularly high, so they were not enough to make the stall owner feel much fear.

Naturally, there's no need to be subservient to them anymore.

"You don't seem like a wealthy person, Zhou. How about this: you give me another seven hundred spirit coins, and I'll give you the Dragon Scale Golden Shield magic weapon I used before!"

Zhou Chun glanced at the stall owner, then patted his storage bag at his waist and took out the dragon scale golden shield magic weapon that Li Tianxing, the hall master of the Golden Dragon Hall of the Transformation Dragon Sect, had given him.

This item is indeed a high-quality, mid-grade, second-tier defensive magic weapon, and it has saved him many times.

But now that he has the [Mysterious Golden Bell], keeping this item is of little use to him, so he might as well exchange it for this golden ginseng.

Zhou Chun had used the Dragon Scale Golden Shield many times at the previous "Hundred Clans Assembly", so the stall owner naturally remembered this magical artifact.

Seeing that Zhou Chun was willing to exchange this magical artifact, he was overjoyed and immediately said, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, could you please allow me to examine the artifact?"

"sure."

Zhou Chun casually tossed the magic weapon to the stall owner.

After carefully examining the magical artifact, and having Zhou Chun demonstrate its operation in front of him, the stall owner was overjoyed and said, "Thank you so much, Fellow Daoist Zhou, for your generosity! I'll make up the difference for you right away!"

After saying that, he patted his storage bag and took out seven hundred spirit coins along with the golden ginseng, handing them to Zhou Chun.

Zhou Chun did not rush to take it, but turned to the two who had arrived first and said, "Fellow Daoists, are you willing to offer the same price as me?"

Upon hearing his words, the two men both turned pale and remained silent.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun smiled faintly and said, "Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Then he took the item handed to him by the stall owner, removed his own divine sense imprint from the Dragon Scale Golden Shield, and turned to leave.

The acquisition of this golden ginseng undoubtedly improved Zhou Chun's mood considerably.

He bought this item not to resell it, nor to refine pills, but to prepare for the Golden-Winged Tiger's future advancement to the second tier.

Although the Golden-Winged Tiger has a powerful bloodline, it still takes just as long as Bai Bai did when it advanced to the second tier.

And the powerful medicinal herb, Golden Ginseng, can have a transformative effect on it.

Just like the four-hundred-year-old Dragon Blood Ginseng that helped Bai Bai break through.

But this good fortune did not last. After that, Zhou Chun wandered all over the market, but did not see any treasures that were worth his attention.

So he went back to where Zhou Jiarui and the others had set up their stall and took over their task, so that they could also have time to browse around.

Half a day passed quickly. After half a day of secret talks with the Golden Core cultivators of the three major sects, Zhou Mingde and the other thirty family leaders finally found their respective family members.

On the Zhou family's side, after Zhou Mingde returned, he quickly summoned Zhou Chun and Zhou Daoyi to an inn in the market for a private meeting.

"The situation is pretty much as we expected. This Hundred Clans Conference is indeed a mobilization meeting before the southern expedition against the Dragon Transformation Sect."

Inside the inn, after Zhou Mingde had the three of them set up three layers of soundproof barriers, he confirmed their previous guesses.

Although the three had previously made this speculation, it was purely speculation without any concrete evidence.

This time, however, he received confirmation from Golden Core cultivators from the three major sects.

"What are the mysterious benefits of being among the top 30 families?"

Zhou Daoyi asked with an expectant look on his face.

He knew that even if he didn't ask, Zhou Mingde would bring it up.

But he still asked.

This wasn't because he was impatient, but rather because he was satisfying the "teacher's mentality" of elders who wanted to answer questions for younger generations.

Sure enough, upon hearing his question, Zhou Mingde quickly smiled and said, "This mysterious benefit isn't as significant for our Zhou family as it is for other families. Perhaps it can be used to exchange for some other interests!"

Then he explained the details.

The mysterious benefit granted by the three major sects was that after the southern expedition against the Dragon Transformation Sect, these top thirty families were allowed to cross the border of Yunzhou and reclaim thousands of miles of land that was still considered wilderness, establishing reclaiming bases there!

"That's a brilliant move!"

"Even knowing that establishing a pioneering base there would be fraught with danger and difficulties, essentially serving as a gatekeeper for the three major sects, who could refuse such a benefit?"

"The resources of spiritual herbs and demonic beasts in the wilderness, as well as the spiritual mineral resources hidden underground, have long been coveted by various families and forces. However, without the support of forces like the three major sects, no one dared to risk being wiped out by fourth- or fifth-tier demonic beasts at any time to go and explore the wilderness!"

"If the three major sects are willing to endorse us and block the pressure from those top-tier demonic beasts, then even knowing that establishing a pioneering base will require immense sacrifice and cost to the family, I'm afraid no family could resist such a temptation!"

A glint flashed in Zhou Daoyi's eyes, and through Zhou Mingde's explanation, he quickly analyzed the intentions of the three major sects.

"Yes, just as you said, Dao Yi, even if they know that this matter is risky, and quite risky, no family would give up such benefits."

Zhou Mingde nodded slightly, agreeing with Zhou Daoyi's analysis.

Then he smiled slightly and said, "Moreover, this matter is also a good thing for our Zhou family. If we have this stronghold as a cover, our Zhou family will not attract so much attention when we sell spiritual items from the wilderness in the future."

"The Supreme Elder is right. Our Zhou family has the right to enter the wilderness and establish a pioneering base. Then we can openly sell all kinds of things."

"Furthermore, we don't need to send many people to establish this pioneering base ourselves. We can simply have the Wang family of Red Medicine Valley, the Sun family of Golden Maple Ridge, and other families send people to establish bases, and then we just take a cut of the profits!"

"In this way, the family will gain another resource, and it will also completely win over the Wang family, the Sun family, and other families!"

As Zhou Chun spoke, a broad smile appeared on his face.

"Hahaha……"

In the end, the three members of the Zhou family looked at each other and burst out laughing.

Only the three of them knew the immense advantage the Zhou family would gain after obtaining the right to establish a pioneering stronghold, endorsed and certified by the three major sects.

By then, combined with the Zhou family's arrangements in Longyuanze, it would be difficult for the Zhou family not to rise to prominence!

After laughing heartily for a while, the three of them calmed down again. Zhou Mingde said in a deep voice, "The biggest problem now is the battle to conquer the Dragon Transformation Sect in the south. We must win this battle. If we don't win, then there's no way we can talk about establishing a stronghold, and we don't even know if we can survive the battlefield!"

"And then there's the Jiang family and the Zhang family. We also need to be wary of these two families. We can't let these two troublemakers ruin the Zhou family's promising future!"

Zhou Daoyi then said something.

"Yes, we definitely need to be wary of these two families!"

Zhou Mingde nodded slightly, agreeing with his statement.

Then, changing the subject, he continued, "I have another idea, and I hope to get your approval."

Upon hearing his words, Zhou Chun and Zhou Daoyi exchanged bewildered glances. Then Zhou Daoyi spoke up, saying, "Elder, please speak. What is your thought?"

"In the upcoming auction, there will most likely be spiritual items that assist cultivators in opening their Purple Mansion. My suggestion is that the three of us pool our savings to compete for such spiritual items for Dao Yi, so that his success rate in opening his Purple Mansion will be higher!"

Zhou Mingde looked at Zhou Daoyi with a solemn expression and spoke his thoughts in a deep voice.

"This won't do!"

As expected, upon hearing his idea, Zhou Daoyi immediately shook his head and refused, saying, "This junior does not agree to this. This junior can accept the family's assistance, but it is absolutely unfair to make Elder Taishang and Zhengchun empty their own savings for the sake of this junior alone!"

Zhou Chun quickly nodded in agreement, saying, "This junior agrees with the Supreme Elder's opinion. The most important thing for our Zhou family right now is to improve our family's strength. If the patriarch can open up the Purple Mansion stage, not only will we no longer have to worry about the Azure Dragon betraying the family, but when we launch the Southern Expedition against the Dragon Transformation Sect, we will also have a Purple Mansion stage cultivator to oversee the family!"

At this point, he looked at Zhou Daoyi with a sigh and said, "As for the question of fairness, clan leader, you're being too polite. When you were supporting me, didn't you often pay out of your own pocket? Now it's time for me to repay you!"

"That's different!"

Zhou Daoyi continued to shake his head, saying with a serious expression, "In short, instead of buying spiritual items to help me open my Purple Mansion, it would be better to buy them for the Third Elder. That way, the chances of the two of them opening their Purple Mansion together are much higher than if one of them does it alone!"

"However, the Third Elder's successful opening of his Purple Mansion has clearly not contributed as much to the clan's development as it has to to the clan leader. We need to consider that!"

Zhou Chun spread his hands, looking helpless.

Zhou Mingde also agreed, saying, "Zheng Chun is right. Dao Yi, you are the most suitable. If you successfully open your Purple Mansion first, not only will you eliminate hidden dangers and stabilize the family, but the family can also confidently support Dao Quan's attempt to break through to the Purple Mansion. In that case, the family might produce two Purple Mansion cultivators in succession within the next twenty or thirty years!"

"If you, Clan Chief, truly feel guilty, you can compensate us and the Supreme Elder later. With the Azure Dragon by your side, we're not worried about you being unable to repay this debt!"

Second update today

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