Chapter 62 Aoki Ape

The team rested for another day in the market, and the team members went out together to buy supplies.

Ji An learned that items such as insect repellent powder and talismans were all expenses for the team and did not require individuals to purchase them with crystals.

Of course, everyone will buy some extra talismans to prevent a shortage of public reserves.

If a member uses a privately stored talisman while hunting monsters, the team will compensate them for their loss at market price upon their return.

As the group walked out of a talisman shop, Chen Moxuan sighed softly:

"Junior Brother Ji, the two types of talismans you made are not the best choice for procurement."

For defensive talismans, people prefer to buy the Golden Armor Talisman because it lasts a long time and doesn't require constant attention to the timing of its release.

In terms of offensive spells, the Flame Explosion spell is the first choice, since most monsters are naturally afraid of fire.

"If it weren't for the current extremely high consumption of talismans, the talismans you make wouldn't be easy to sell."

Yesterday, after hearing what kind of talismans Ji An was good at drawing, he felt it was a pity, as none of them were the talismans the team needed most.

Otherwise, the team could buy directly from the other party, not asking for any discounts, but at least ensuring a sufficient supply.

Popular talismans are in high demand in talisman shops these days, often selling out within days of being put on the shelves.

"Human energy is limited, so I can only choose to study more profound magic symbols on my own."

Ji An felt quite helpless. He also wanted to choose the Blazing Flame Talisman, but he didn't have the spiritual energy to refine it, so he could only slowly practice and comprehend the spell.

In this respect, fire spells are not as high priority as metal spells.

“Every talisman has its conditions for use, it’s just that Junior Brother’s Water Curtain Talisman and Geng Metal Talisman have a narrower scope of application.”

If the talisman is of good quality, people are willing to buy one or two even if it is an obscure talisman for backup.

Captain, have you forgotten? Two months ago, we wanted to buy a mid-grade Golden Armor Talisman, but all the shops were out of stock of mid-grade defensive talismans. We had no choice but to buy two mid-grade Water Curtain Talismans from a stall to make do.

"If it weren't for those two water curtain talismans, our team would probably have suffered casualties."

Jiang Qiuyue comforted them, saying that none of the team members had expected the two mid-grade water curtain talismans to be so strong in defense and to last so long.

Its defensive capabilities during the spell's duration are significantly stronger than those of a mid-grade Golden Armor Talisman.

"That kind of talisman is already the best of the mid-grade magic talismans, it's extremely rare and hard to come by. Did you find that stall selling water curtain talismans yesterday?"

Chen Moxuan asked, as he also had a deep impression of those two water curtain talismans.

"Found it, but couldn't buy the talisman."

The stall owner said he got his goods from a sect, and that he had received far fewer mid-grade magic talismans lately, as they had all been pre-ordered by regular customers.

"Have you booked any tickets?"

Jiang Qiuyue sighed helplessly: "I also want to pre-order, but the stall owner said that there is no stock for the next two months, and if I pre-order, I will have to wait three months."

Ji An scratched his head, wondering if what they were selling was the talisman I drew.

According to Wei Songnian, there are not many talisman makers who can draw mid-grade water curtain talismans, and most of his partners are small vendors like himself.

Unless it's a large-scale commodity transaction, the price sold to shops is usually lower.

Jiang Qiuyue turned her head and asked:

"I haven't asked my junior brother what quality the talismans he prepared are, or how many there are?"

"Hmm, twenty mid-grade Water Curtain Talismans and twenty Geng Metal Talismans."

Chen Moxuan and the others looked at each other in bewilderment. Their team had only about thirty mid-grade talismans stored in total, half for defense and half for offense.

"Yesterday, my junior brother said he wanted to quickly earn crystals to exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills, and now I believe him."

After finishing their shopping, the group rented several cave dwellings to rest.

The veteran team members gave Ji An a series of instructions, which he listened to attentively and remembered.

Finally, after discussing their monster-hunting plan, everyone went back to rest.

Nothing was said that night.

The next day, when the sun was high in the sky, the team members left the market.

Along the way, Chen Moxuan encountered several small teams and greeted those he knew.

The group boarded the talisman birds and flew towards the distant mountains, with each team gradually dispersing and disappearing into the vast green landscape.

Not long after the morning mist dissipated in the mountains, the air was cool and refreshing. Ji An could clearly feel that the wood element spiritual energy here was a bit richer than that of the Biyue Lake spiritual field.

Scattered throughout the Hundred Thousand Mountains are many tiny spiritual veins that have just reached the grade of cultivation. The area covered by these spiritual veins is not large, just enough to support the growth of some spiritual herbs.

"Once we've made a fortune, we must buy a small flying boat. The talisman bird is too slow."

Tian Yulei complained that he also kept a spirit-seeking rat, but he did not have the secret technique of taming beasts, and the spirit-seeking rat lacked spirituality and was somewhat dull.

Among all the rat-like monsters, the Spirit-Seeking Rat is relatively weak and often interbreeds with other monster rats. Purebred Spirit-Seeking Rats are extremely rare.

"To fly at high speed using a flying boat, the consumption of magical power is very high. Even the magical power of a Qi Refining Level 9 cultivator probably cannot last for more than a quarter of an hour."

If we proceed slowly, it won't be much faster than riding a spirit bird, unless we use spirit stones to provide spiritual power.

How many crystals do we earn in a month? After deducting cultivation costs, how much is left?

Chen Moxuan shook his head. Even a small flying boat costs three or four hundred spirit stones, which he couldn't bear to buy.

He has already saved up enough crystals for half a Foundation Establishment Pill. With some effort, he still has a chance to establish his foundation at the age of sixty!

After flying for half a day, a mournful and cold ape cry came from afar, followed by a series of ape cries.

Chen Moxuan whispered:

"We're very close to Cangyun Ridge, so we're flying low."

Cangyun Ridge was the first target we discussed last night. It is inhabited by a group of about thirty Green Wood Apes who are guarding several Jade Spirit Fruit Trees.

The Jade Spirit Fruit is one of the auxiliary ingredients for Foundation Establishment Pills. It contains rich wood element spiritual energy, and the team discovered that it is currently the season when the Jade Spirit Fruit ripens.

The Ape King is just one step away from the Foundation Establishment stage, and there is also a Green Wood Ape at the ninth level of Qi Refining, who is the Ape King's mate.

There was one Green Wood Ape at the eighth level of Qi Refining, four at the seventh level of Qi Refining, sixteen Green Wood Apes at the middle level of Qi Refining, and some young apes at the early stage of Qi Refining.

Ji An followed everyone down to a lower altitude, while the talisman bird flew above the treetops.

He was slightly nervous, but mostly excited.

The group changed formation, with Chen Moxuan flying at the front, Jiang Qiuyue and Chu He on the left and right respectively, and Tian Yulei at the back, forming a tilted square.

Ji An was positioned in the center, about four zhang away from everyone else.

Chu He whispered, "Be careful, some snake-like monsters will coil up in the treetops to prey on birds."

"Don't worry, I won't be careless."

Ji An took out the stone tortoise shield, ready to activate it at any time.

Having landed safely at their destination, Chen Moxuan whispered:

"We have studied the habits of the Green Wood Ape, and our plan is to lure out some ape demons and kill them first."

The Ape King will soon notice the anomaly and will surely send out a few late-stage Qi Refining ape demons, along with some lower-level ape demons, to investigate.

We will then bypass the ape demons who come to investigate and rush up to seize the Jade Spirit Fruit.

The purpose of this trip is only to obtain the Jade Spirit Fruit. Do not linger in battle. Then, everyone cover each other and escape on the talisman birds.

(End of this chapter)