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You Cultivate, I Farm - Chapter 260
🕑 Added 2024-02-07 13:06:31 +0000 UTCChapter 260: Invitation of True Transmission
A thought flickered, and a peculiar lantern appeared in Lu Xuan's hand.
The lantern seemed like a slender piece of white bone, and when held in the palm, one could feel a chilling sensation.
The lampshade was a dismal white, as if made from the skin of a dead person, and beneath the lamp base, there were many dark red wicks swaying gently in the air.
The innermost candle in the lamp was also a dismal white, with many resentful faces crowded together on its surface, all moving away from the pale flame flickering at the top.
Lu Xuan's mind focused on this peculiar lantern, quickly obtaining detailed information about it.
【Soul-Inducing Lamp, a fourth-grade magical artifact, refined from the skin, bones, and souls of a late Foundation Establishment cultivator, can attract Yin spirits within a certain range. When burning the flames of resentful spirits, it can disturb the minds of cultivators and demonic beasts, causing them to briefly lose their senses.】
"A fourth-grade magical artifact!"
"It has the effect of gathering Yin spirits and disturbing the mind, but unfortunately, it doesn't quite match my identity as a disciple of a prestigious sect."
"I can only use it discreetly."
As expected, the white light ball brought by the Yin Realm plants didn't surprise Lu Xuan; it brought a similar style of sinister magical artifact, both in appearance and effect, exuding an aura of evilness not suitable for direct presentation to others.
After ripening a Ghost-Faced Stone Mushroom with the Green Wood Source Qi, Lu Xuan had four more left.
Lu Xuan just had a whim to see what rewards such Yin Realm plants might bring and didn't continue to ripen them.
After all, the Green Wood Source Qi was extremely precious and required a large amount of spiritual energy from plants and trees to replenish. It was better to use a good knife on the edge; there wasn't too much necessity to spend it all on these third-grade Ghost-Faced Stone Mushrooms.
He roughly estimated the time it would take for the Ghost-Faced Stone Mushrooms to mature and opened the Illusion Mist Formation before leaving the courtyard.
Inside the Myriad Treasures Tower.
As soon as Lu Xuan appeared, a middle-aged man with a ruddy complexion greeted him.
"Friend Lu, long time no see."
"Hello, friend."
Lu Xuan had some impression of this middle-aged man. The last time he came to sell Illusion Smoke Fruits and Dragon Vine, it was this man who introduced him to the treasure exchange conference held on the upper floors of the Myriad Treasures Tower, where he obtained a fifth-grade Sacred Infant Fruit sapling and a fourth-grade Six-Eyed Crimson Iron Scorpion skeleton.
"Friend Lu, do you need anything from the Myriad Treasures Tower this time?"
The middle-aged man asked with a warm smile.
Lu Xuan was young but had already reached the Foundation Establishment stage. Coupled with his identity as a disciple of the Sect, his future was boundless, so it was necessary to make good connections.
"I want to sell a piece of spiritual ore and a special treasure."
Lu Xuan took out a piece of Red Jade and a clump of Hundred-Year Ice Soul from his storage bag.
"Is this a fourth-grade Red Jade?"
As someone who managed a section of the Myriad Treasures Tower, the middle-aged man naturally had a broad knowledge and recognized the origin of the Red Jade at a glance.
He carefully took it from Lu Xuan's hand and examined it.
Looking at the uneven ore with jade-like substance flowing slowly inside, a hint of obsession appeared in his eyes.
"This is an excellent material for refining flying swords..."
"And this Hundred-Year Ice Soul."
Inside the crystal-clear ice crystal, a pure white spirit liquid seemed to be solidified within it. Even through the thick ice crystal, one could feel an extremely pure and cold aura.
"It's said that it's an excellent material for refining some high-grade ice-based elixirs. Just a drop of it can greatly increase the pill formation rate and the quality of the elixir. In the eyes of alchemists, it's a treasure they dream of."
The middle-aged man commented on the two items Lu Xuan brought out.
"Friend Lu, are you planning to sell these directly to our Myriad Treasures Tower, or are you waiting for a while to auction these two treasures?"
Both the fourth-grade Red Jade and the third-grade Hundred-Year Ice Soul were rare and precious items, fully capable of entering the auction lineup of the Myriad Treasures Tower.
"Let's sell them directly."
Lu Xuan replied indifferently.
The auction could either be consignment-based, with hefty spirit stone fees, or require the person to be present, which was more troublesome and increased the risk for him, so it was better to sell directly to the Myriad Treasures Tower.
"That's good."
After a moment of contemplation, the ruddy-faced old man made an offer.
"Spirit ore is just a cultivation material, its value generally lower than same-grade techniques or artifacts. The Myriad Treasures Tower offers 2,800 spirit stones."
"As for the Hundred-Year Ice Soul, its value is equivalent to an ordinary third-grade artifact. The Myriad Treasures Tower offers 900 spirit stones."
"How do you feel about it, Friend Lu?"
"That's fine."
Lu Xuan readily agreed. With his understanding of the market, the old man's offer was already quite fair. Even if he went elsewhere, the price might only be lower.
He handed the Red Jade and the Hundred-Year Ice Soul to the old man. After a while, he received a total of 3,700 spirit stones. Adding what he had saved before, he now had about 8,000 spirit stones.
There were still quite a few types of treasures in his hands. He had three pieces of Red Jade, two each of Hundred-Year Ice Soul and Sword-Nurturing gourd, as well as several Explosive Flame Beads, Ignition Pills, and Jade Skin Pills.
Most of them were kept for personal use. Additionally, considering that selling too many at once might attract too much attention and invite others' curiosity, Lu Xuan thought it best to keep a low profile.
With his pockets now more than ample, Lu Xuan wandered around under the guidance of a charming young girl, looking for anything he might need.
There were many varieties of spiritual plants in the Myriad Treasures Tower, but there were not many types above third grade, and most were common. He could obtain them at a more favorable price in the Sect's Agricultural Hall.
As his own horizon expanded, Lu Xuan found the probability of encountering unknown spiritual plants decreasing.
When he was in Linyang Fang Market, he didn't understand anything. Even if he stumbled upon a spiritual plant, it was considered a treasure to him.
But after entering the sect and catching up on a lot of knowledge about spiritual plants, coupled with accumulating enough experience in nurturing them, he rarely experienced that sense of surprise from opening a blind box.
"At least I found those Yin Realm plants."
Lu Xuan thought optimistically.
Other items in the Myriad Treasures Tower, such as artifacts, elixirs, and talismans, held moderate appeal for him.
He currently couldn't be said to have any obvious shortcomings. With numerous treasures on him, he was much stronger than cultivators of the same level.
The only thing that could be considered ordinary was his spiritual awareness. However, with the appearance of the Spirit Pine, it was highly likely to receive an epic enhancement.
Most of the rewards obtained from the light ball were extraordinary, and Lu Xuan didn't quite fancy those ordinary items. After browsing for a while, he left on his own, returning stealthily to his mountain peak.
"It's better to go home and relax."
After entering the inner sect, Lu Xuan finally relaxed.
As soon as he arrived at the foot of the mountain, he saw a black and white Tai Chi pattern floating in the air.
Seeming to sense Lu Xuan's aura, the black and white Tai Chi pattern suddenly expanded tenfold, and a handsome young cultivator dressed in white slowly emerged from it.
The cultivator had white hair all over his head, an otherworldly temperament, and a pair of mysterious eyes, one dark and profound, the other pure white and indifferent.
He was Ge Pu, one of the seventeen true transmissions of the Sect, who raised a pair of ancient beasts, the Yin-Yang Kun Fish.
"Junior Brother Lu, sorry to keep you waiting."
Ge Pu smiled and said to Lu Xuan, as the black and white Tai Chi pattern behind him swiftly shrank and merged into his back.
"Senior Brother Ge, hello. I have some matters to attend to outside. It might delay Senior Brother's time, for which I apologize."
"No worries. I came here this time to ask for a favor."
"There's a true transmission disciple in the sect who wants to invite you to help him raise some insects."
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