Chapter 91 Qingxu Water

After eating a bowl of spirit rice and finishing the venison, Li Lingyu felt a little better.

Seeing her expression soften again, Ji An coughed lightly and said:

"Senior sister, I'm going to Qingyun Immortal City by flying boat tomorrow. Is there anything you need to buy? I'll bring it back for you."

It was time for the transaction again, and he was going to send the talismans he had accumulated over the past two months to the Immortal City.

Because of the high quality of the talismans, even those that are not popular, sales in various shops have gradually increased, and there have been occasional stockouts.

When trading with Bao Fu Ge, the money and goods are exchanged on a clean transaction, and he no longer pledges his crystals.

"There's nothing worth buying."

Li Lingyu shook her head. She was currently actively preparing for Foundation Establishment, but lacked rare and precious materials that could enhance her divine sense.

However, even if such a spiritual item appeared, it was beyond her means to buy. She had used all her spirit stones to exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills and still owed her senior brothers and sisters a debt.

"I have a question for you, senior sister. What kinds of spiritual items can quickly replenish the mana of a cultivator at the Qi Refining Perfection level? I'd like to buy some."

Ji An had prepared this for his Foundation Establishment stage. The magic power test was the easiest for other outstanding disciples, but it was the most difficult for him.

"Why buy those things? They're overpriced and impractical, and you're not going out to hunt monsters anyway."

Li Lingyu was puzzled. As a spiritual farmer, you are perfectly safe staying in the sect every day. Buying spiritual items that quickly replenish your mana is a complete waste.

"I actually went to Moya Mountain to participate in the demon hunt, and I even encountered some rogue cultivators who wanted to rob me."

"Is this a psychological trauma? Okay, let me tell you a few."

The Hundred-Year-Old Stalactite Elixir and the Pure Void Water are both suitable for Qi Refining disciples and are relatively inexpensive.

You can try asking at the large medicine shops in Qingyun Immortal City, but these things depend on fate, and you might not find them.

There are also alternatives, but they are much less effective and not cheaper, making them less cost-effective. You can decide for yourself what you need to buy.

"Thank you, senior sister."

"You're welcome."

Li Lingyu waved her hand, a slight smile playing on her lips:

"Ever since my master taught me the tricks to cultivating spiritual sense, I have been practicing diligently day and night and feel that it has been quite effective. Now, however, the growth of my spiritual sense has hit a bottleneck."

I plan to refine my skills for a few more months before starting the Foundation Establishment stage. Cherish the time I have left on Ningcui Cliff; feel free to ask me anything you don't understand.

Kid, you've grasped the essence of the Dharma, haven't you? I'm almost at Foundation Establishment, and I'm still stronger than you in some ways.

The following afternoon, after arriving in Qingyun Immortal City, Ji An first went to the area for medicinal pills and spiritual materials.

Two hours later, he left with a smile on his face, then went to the talisman section and skillfully went to each of his partner shops to sell talismans.

After walking around, he found an extra amount of spirit stones, two talisman pens, and enough talisman ink for two months in his storage bag.

When Ji An left the talisman district, it was already nightfall and the city lights were on. He found an inn to stay in.

Unless one rents a cave dwelling or inn, cultivators are not allowed to meditate or cultivate after nightfall in the Immortal City. If discovered, they will be punished with crystals.

The number of cultivators a spiritual vein can support is predetermined based on its quality and size. In order to prevent the spiritual vein from being overused, the number of residents in the immortal city is also limited.

This is similar to the sect's restriction on the number of people at each spiritual vein node, except that the sect's rules are much stricter.

The sects have a need to cultivate spiritual veins, and are willing to sacrifice some interests for this. This immortal city, which is jointly occupied by multiple factions, has no hope of improving the quality of the spiritual veins; it only hopes not to regress.

Upon entering the room, Ji An activated the set-up magical restrictions by performing hand seals.

He released the spirit-seeking rat from the bag, and the beast shook its fur a few times to stretch its muscles and bones.

Being kept in the same position for a long time in the bag makes the lively spirit-seeking mouse very uncomfortable.

Ji An took out the items from the storage bag one by one and began to take stock of today's gains.

Three small jade bottles, each an inch tall and about two fingers in diameter, one as white as snow, the other two as green as jadeite.

The white jade bottle contained only a small portion of pure water, just a finger's width deep.

He tried a drop and estimated that if he used up all of this spiritual water, it would be enough to replenish his mana three times in a state of depletion, with some left over.

The effects of the spiritual water are very short-lived, taking effect within a single breath.

It's very effective and the price is also very reasonable, costing eighty spirit stones.

The cyan jade bottle contains the Hundred Flowers Elixir, an artificially prepared elixir extracted from the essence of hundreds of herbs, produced by Falling Maple Valley.

This bottle of spiritual liquid is much less effective than the Pure Void Water, a spiritual treasure of heaven and earth. Ji An estimates that once he reaches the ninth level of Qi Refining, a bottle of Hundred Flower Spiritual Liquid will only be able to barely replenish his mana.

The elixir took much longer to take effect, requiring two or three breaths to fully take effect.

He was afraid that one bottle of Pure Void Water wouldn't be enough, so he prepared two more bottles of Hundred Flower Spirit Liquid, which cost him another thirty spirit stones.

The jade bottles are all sealed with magical seals, so they can be preserved for twenty or thirty years without any problem. He would feel more at ease if he prepared the goods as soon as possible.

"Splash!"

Ji An poured out the spirit stones from his storage bag, and the table full of spirit stones reflected a warm and gentle spiritual light under the lamp.

The spirit-hunting mouse, which was playing below, suddenly leaped onto the tabletop, twitching its nostrils like a puppy, as if searching for something.

It quickly pulled out two spirit stones and started squeaking.

Ji An took out the Beast Taming Token and began to communicate with the Spirit-Seeking Rat, his brows furrowing.

The spirit stone was covered with some kind of powder, invisible to the naked eye and with a very faint odor that could not be detected by human sense of smell; at least, he did not notice it.

Is someone from a certain shop targeting you? Which shop could it be?

Ji An narrowed his eyes. This pile of spirit stones was collected from various talisman shops.

His whereabouts were not secretive, nor was he disguised. If one were to investigate, one would surely be able to find out his route.

If it's someone from a particular shop, their transaction volume can be roughly estimated.

Selling over a thousand mid-grade talismans every two months, worth four to five hundred spirit stones, suggests someone is up to no good.

Ji An thought of another question: since the spirit stones were all stored in the storage bag, it meant that the hidden enemy could locate him through the storage bag.

So storage bags aren't safe either.

He contacted the spirit-seeking rat again:

'Can you remember this smell forever?'

"Squeak squeak".

The spirit-seeking mouse stood upright, its round little eyes filled with pride.

'Then I'll remember it.'

Ji An tossed out a Spirit-Feeding Pill, a cold glint in his eyes. He would have to settle this score carefully later.

Fortunately, he never leaves the Immortal City and the sect's territory alone, so even if someone is secretly watching him, they will hardly have the opportunity to make a move.

He will slowly investigate who the mastermind is, and then launch another sting operation once he has reached the Foundation Establishment stage.

"There's still a long road ahead."

Ji An spoke softly, placed the spirit stone into a storage bag, swallowed a Jade Mushroom Pill, and began cultivating by circulating the Pure Source Scripture.

The spiritual energy within the elixir circulates within the immortal meridians, and with each complete cycle of the cultivation technique, magical power is refined and deposited into the dantian.

The stone tortoise floated in and out of the dantian, with a barely perceptible spiritual light flickering on its back.

(End of this chapter)