Chapter 339 Nine Heavens Cloud Roc
After they had been cuddling for a while, they finally managed to pull themselves out of bed and get down to business.
Zhong Cai casually took out some clothes and put them on, then tossed one to Wu Shaogan.
Wu Shao chuckled dryly and said, "Ah Cai is too rude. How about I help you put it on next time?"
Zhong Cai laughed, "If I let you put it on for me, I won't be able to get out of bed."
Wu Shaogan feigned helplessness and said, "I'm not that lecherous."
Zhong Cai scoffed: "But I'm lustful."
Wu Shaogan couldn't help but burst out laughing.
The two teased each other and quickly got themselves ready.
Now, the couple wanted to go to the general store in the first hall to see how business had been for the past month.
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When Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan arrived at the first hall in front, they went directly to the small shop on the top floor.
Is it surprising or not...?
All the pills, from level five to level eight, regardless of the quantity, were sold out.
All that remained were piles and piles of mysterious pearls and stones.
Unsurprisingly, the bulk of the revenue came from high-grade Xuan Stones, which sold for over 200,000 – mainly from the sales of level-eight pills.
Secondly, those level seven pills sold for a large amount of mid-grade Xuan Stones.
Lower-grade pills... although there are many more of them, they are just a drop in the ocean compared to these level seven or eight pills.
With a casual wave of his hand, Zhong Cai collected all the Xuan Pearls and Xuan Stones into the ancient city for storage. The ancient city's resource hall had several special storage rooms for Xuan Stones and Xuan Pearls, which had long been piled up like mountains. They were also packed in round numbers in different types of mustard seed bags, ready to be used at any time.
Wu Shaogan leaned against a pillar and asked, turning his head, "Is this pill still effective?"
Zhong Cai touched her nose: "I'd like to."
However, this cannot be easily repaired.
He had used all the pills he had refined himself, and if he wanted to make up for it, he would have to refine them all himself. The high-grade pills his master had given him were not many to begin with, and after deducting the ones that he and Lao Wu could use, he could only take them out every now and then, a steady and gradual approach... At other times, unless someone urgently needed them, he would buy them from the sect, otherwise it would not be cost-effective.
Wu Shaogan clearly knew this too, and only teased Zhong Cai a few times.
Zhong Cai rolled her eyes at him.
While chatting and laughing, the two went to check out information about other goods.
Besides pills, resources of level six and below can also be purchased directly with Xuanzhu and Xuanshi.
The two glanced around and noticed that many places where resources had been placed were now glowing. They went over to take a look and found that they had indeed sold the items. So they did the same thing and collected all the glowing "money".
The couple then started checking the resources from the lowest level—probably because cultivators who obtained the Gate of All Beings all had some luck, so resources from level one to four were all bought up directly. Therefore, besides the shiny ones, there were also some that weren't so shiny.
Zhong Cai picked up a piece of gold from the secondary resource shelf, waved it at Wu Shaogan, and said with a smile, "Old Wu, look."
Wu Shaogan knew what Zhong Cai was thinking, and raised an eyebrow, saying, "In the past, that would have been enough for me to buy you a hundred or two hundred skewers of wild beast meat."
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Many years ago, when Wu Shaogan occasionally had a secret tryst with Zhong Cai, he would buy grilled wild beast meat skewers from some reputable stalls and bring them to Zhong Cai to satisfy his craving.
After all, these meat skewers not only greatly benefited the strength of cultivators, but also tasted quite good. Each skewer was not cheap for Zhong Cai at the time, and he usually didn't have the opportunity to buy them.
But whenever Zhong Cai craved something, Wu Shaogan would buy it for him; he was a true friend.
The feelings between then and now are naturally different.
But looking back now, it's quite amusing.
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Zhong Cai reminisced about the past, then clung to Wu Shaogan's shoulder and shouted at him, "Now I don't need to go out to buy any, you can grill some for me later!"
Wu Shao chuckled dryly and said, "I'll grill it, and A-Cai will skewer the meat?"
Zhong Cai's face fell.
Wu Shaogan immediately changed his mind: "Puppet skewers, A-Cai prepares the seasonings, I'll grill them."
Zhong Cai thought for a moment before saying with satisfaction, "That's more like it."
Wu Shaogan couldn't help but laugh.
The two joked around, and Zhong Cai put away the gold piece, and then took away the other gold and silver pieces as well.
Then they went to look at the posts with guest comments.
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In front of the five-level shelving.
At the very top was a long sword that exuded an icy aura; it was a fifth-grade superior-level Xuan sword.
A note was pasted on the front of the sword, with the following line written on it:
[I would exchange six ounces of jade dew for this—a book written in the southwest gathering place, starting from the twenty-eighth room in the south, by Yang Yuxuan.]
As if worried that the owner of this place might not know the uses and value of the Qionghua Yulu (a type of medicinal herb), there is a line of small print below that provides an introduction.
The so-called Qionghua Yulu is the dew produced by the Qionghua flower, a rare and precious natural plant. It has the effect of clearing impurities from the body—including but not limited to erysipelas, and can also remove many kinds of foreign energies.
As for how much can be cleared, it can be used from Heavenly Guidance to Fusion.
If it's for a cultivator undergoing fusion, it would require at least one or two drops each time, but if it's only for a Heavenly Guide... perhaps one drop would suffice each time.
For cultivators who practice fusion, it is actually quite useful.
If it were in Zhong Cai's hands, the Jade Dew of the Jade Flower could be the main ingredient for a batch of fifth-grade pills with similar effects. These six ounces could be divided into dozens of portions of the main ingredient, and with Zhong Cai's abilities, he could increase its value many times over.
It can be exchanged.
Zhong Cai flicked his finger, and a wisp of fire landed on the post, burning it to ashes. He then pressed the front of the longsword, leaving behind a thought.
After that, the cultivator Yang will naturally sense something. As long as he brings the Jade Dew of the Jade Flower, he can take the Xuan Sword directly.
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After "reviewing" this transaction, Zhong Cai went to the second post.
It is still a level 5 resource, a vehicle with top-level level 5 defense, which can be described as an essential for travel and is useful for cultivators at the Fusion level and below.
This post indicates a willingness to trade five rare, level-five medicinal herbs.
Although Zhong Cai had all of each kind, the value of the rare medicine and the carriage was comparable, so he agreed.
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The third post was for the trade of a level 5 explosive talisman, with the traded items being a level 5 rare beast python's reverse scale and more than ten hard, mature snake scales.
Snake scales can be used in medicine, so Zhong Cai agreed to the deal.
The fourth, the fifth...
From level five to level seven, almost all the traders were human cultivators. The items they offered for trade were not particularly rare, but they knew that their value was no less than that of the goods sold here.
Zhong Cai readily agreed to all of them.
The Orcs' post only appeared when the resources reached level eight.
They cannot write; instead, they record their roars using a peculiar crystal, which, once activated, is translated by the Land of All Beings.
Zhong Cai brought out many level-eight resources, including rare and precious natural treasures that were beneficial to beasts—but these were things that Qing Hui and Qing Yu couldn't use.
There are quite a few posts left now, and the resources they use for trading are very simple.
There were large quantities of fur, various kinds of beast cores, and the corpses, bones, and flesh of various eighth-tier savage beasts...
However, as she watched, Zhong Cai's expression became somewhat subtle.
It's one thing that a large amount of resources came from savage beasts, but how come later some rare beasts'...blood, and even essence blood, appeared?
If it were just ordinary blood, it would be acceptable, since the beast has it all over its body, and it wouldn't be a loss to take out a little to exchange for resources. However, taking out the essence blood would be a significant drain on the rare beast itself. In most cases, unless it is for the contracted owner or to purify the bloodline of outstanding offspring, it would almost never be taken out easily.
Zhong Cai thought for a moment, and realized that if there were a clan, it would be reasonable for the old beasts in the clan to extract their essence and blood to give to their offspring when they were on the verge of death...
At this moment, Wu Shaogan poked Zhong Cai.
Zhong Cai turned around: "What?"
Wu Shaogan pointed to the sound of the beast's roar from the crystal he had just heard and played it again.
Zhong Caiwei was slightly taken aback, but listened to the rest of the story.
The gist of that beastly roar was—
They are willing to exchange the blood of an eighth-tier horned serpent for a wisp of purple frost celestial silk.
This was nothing unusual.
But the signature is: Golden Feather Red Eagle.
Zhong Cai: "..."
Good heavens, the Golden-feathered Crimson Eagle's favorite food is the Horned Serpent. Hunting a few and leaving some of its essence is considered leaving food for the eagle.
The reason why the Golden Feather Crimson Eagle wanted to exchange for the Purple Frost Heavenly Silk is also quite obvious.
Build a nest!
Purple Frost Tencel is very flexible and resilient. When woven by a Golden Feather Crimson Eagle, it can make the bird's nest very durable.
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Agreed, agreed, all agreed.
After reading through the posts at level eight, Zhong Cai finally turned her attention to the resources at level nine.
He didn't take out many items, only three.
One piece is suitable for humans, and two pieces are suitable for orcs—after all, there are few humans here, so this is roughly how they are distributed.
This is certainly far from all of Zhong Cai's level-nine resources, and it's still not advisable to ship too much; a steady, long-term approach is best.
Of the level nine resources, only one contained crystals.
Also from rare animals.
It came from a celestial roc.
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Zhong Cai's eyes widened, and she subconsciously looked at Wu Shaogan.
Wu Shaogan nodded and said, "It is the race of Qingyu."
Qingyu's bloodline is indeed not yet completely pure, but it has already transformed into a Nine Heavens Cloud Roc, and can be considered a young Cloud Roc.
but……
Zhong Cai listened again, somewhat bewildered, and then repeated himself, even more bewildered, asking, "Old Wu, if I heard correctly, this senior who calls himself Yun Jiu is going to use the essence blood of the Devouring Sky Wolf... to trade for our Snow Dragon essence blood?"
Wu Shaogan nodded again.
Zhong Cai's lips twitched slightly.
If he remembered correctly, the Snow Dragon's essence blood was useless against the Nine Heavens Cloud Roc.
Moreover... the essence blood of the Devouring Wolf has nothing to do with Qingyu; it's what Qinghui needs!
This Senior Yun Jiu is quite something!
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Zhong Cai looked at Wu Shaogan.
Wu Shaogan and Zhong Cai, in perfect unison, said, "Since a ninth-tier rare beast senior wants to make a trade, it would be more appropriate for us to deliver it to him in person."
Zhong Cai agreed, "Let's also ask if there's any extra Nine Heavens Cloud Roc essence blood we can exchange."
Wu Shaogan: "If that senior happens to have a shop open, you can check if they have any there."
Zhong Cai thought it made a lot of sense, and said, "After the transaction is completed, let's go and browse other shops."
Wu Shaogan said, "Okay."
The two agreed on this and began rummaging through the inventory.
After all, if you want to exchange the essence blood of their race with the Nine Heavens Cloud Roc, you still have to bring some good things with you, and they have to be of equal value.
The couple searched and searched in the Level 9 Resource Hall.
Finally, they found a thousand-leaf phoenix blood vine among the rare herbs.
While this stuff works best on phoenixes, it's about the same on winged creatures too; even the Nine Heavens Roc can use it...
After much effort, Zhong Cai finally found it, carefully packed it in a box, and sighed, "Luckily, I found something suitable. Otherwise, I would have had to spend several more months accumulating pill essence to try and extract something usable."
Wu Shaogan felt a pang of sympathy and gently patted Zhong Cai's head.
Zhong Cai sighed again—he didn't know when Lao Wu had developed this habit of constantly picking on his head. He even wondered if Lao Wu had molded him into this shape because he hadn't grown as tall as Lao Wu—it must be Lao Wu's scheme!
Wu Shaogan, with a scheming mind, glanced at Zhong Cai's little eyes and immediately realized that he had been tricked. So he used a little force and rubbed her hard again.
Zhong Cai: "..."
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The two piloted the flying boat, heading towards the address left by Jiutian Yunpeng.
The eastern area starts from Building 12 in the east—that's what the message says. It's probably because in the eyes of rare beasts, this is not an ancient city or street, but just a wide area.
That address was quite far from the couple's two main halls.
However, the flying boat was of a very high level, so it didn't take too long to reach the nest of the Nine Heavens Cloud Roc.
Soon, the two saw a very tall and vast mountain standing upright on the wide street.
On the mountain peak, there are many huge bird nests, made of unknown materials, hanging in the air. There are also many slightly smaller bird nests surrounding the largest one, but there is not much distinction between them.
It seems that there are many Nine Heavens Cloud Rocs living together here, but they should get along quite well with each other.
At the foot of the mountain, there is a huge stone corridor that extends from a cave in the cliff face. It is convenient for human cultivators to enter, and also allows smaller rare beasts to come and go freely.
A line of large characters is engraved in front of the stone corridor: Yunpeng Shop.
Sure enough, this was a shop opened by the Nine Heavens Cloud Roc clan, and its supplies should also come from many Cloud Rocs.
I just don't know what it looks like inside.
Zhong Cai was somewhat interested, but after thinking about it for a moment, she decided to crush the crystal first—this was also to inform Jiutian Yunpeng that the transaction was feasible.
Sure enough, the moment Zhong Cai crushed the crystal, a huge, iron-gray roc head slowly emerged from the largest bird's nest.
This is the head of the Nine Heavens Cloud Roc...
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Mature, truly pure-blooded Nine Heavens Cloud Rocs are all iron-gray, or you could say dark gray, with a metallic texture. Not only are they extremely fast, far surpassing most other rare beasts of the same level, but they also possess terrifying destructive power.
When they begin to spew clouds of mist, they can create a mesmerizing illusion and imprison their opponents. Once these clouds of mist surge up, they can directly surround and kill the enemy, and also confuse the enemy's vision, making it difficult for them to find the true direction of attack.
Qingyu looks the same as before, but if you look closely, you can see that the roots of the feathers, which are hidden deep inside by his downy hairs, have begun to turn gray.
It's not yet apparent, but as Qingyu's bloodline advances further, it will gradually become indistinguishable from the real Nine Heavens Cloud Roc!
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Although Zhong Cai had many thoughts running through her mind, she did not show them on her face. Instead, she pulled Wu Shaogan along and respectfully greeted Jiu Tian Yunpeng, saying, "Greetings, Senior Yun Jiu."
Jiutian Yunpeng's sharp eyes swept over, as if they were filled with countless sharp thorns, all aimed at the couple.
It wasn't that the giant bird harbored any ill intentions, but rather that it automatically exuded such a powerful aura whenever it paid attention to others.
The feeling of being pricked earlier was also caused by the pressure.
Jiutian Yunpeng was clearly sizing up the couple.
The couple remained calm and allowed themselves to be observed.
Before long, the Nine Heavens Cloud Roc emitted a very strange bird call.
It cannot be described as melodious or pleasant to the ear; rather, it sounds like the clinking of metal, crisp and clear.
Zhong Cai took a few steps back, feeling a buzzing in her head.
This is the effect of communicating with top-level experts; fortunately, most of the power has been blocked by defensive objects.
It was only then that the couple understood what Jiutian Yunpeng was saying.
The Nine Heavens Roc cried out a long string of words, but the overall meaning was not complicated. It simply said: "Since you have agreed to the trade, then take out the Snow Dragon's essence blood."
Zhong Cai dared not delay and quickly took out a small bottle from her body, which was filled with a crimson liquid that shone with a hint of snow.
These are the goods that Jiutian Yunpeng requested.
Zhong Cai lifted the goods, released a burst of profound energy, and gently pushed them upwards.
The small bottle quickly landed in the nest of the Nine Heavens Cloud Roc. The Nine Heavens Cloud Roc was also quick; it only slightly raised its head and threw down a similar bottle, which Wu Shaogan quickly caught.
The force of the throw was extraordinary. Even though Wu Shaogan's strength was already among the best in his class, the moment his palm touched the bottle, he was struck by a terrifying force, which forced him to involuntarily take several steps back before he could barely dissipate the force.
Zhong Cai rushed to Wu Shaogan's side and looked at him with concern.
Wu Shaogan shook his head slightly to indicate that he was fine, and then handed the small bottle in his hand to Zhong Cai.
Zhong Cai slightly turned the bottle and saw the pale golden specks shimmering on the surface of the blood.
Is this the essence and blood of the Devouring Wolf?
In the land of all living beings, even if the goods traded don't look exactly like what they seem, as long as the stall owner actually describes them, it's just that the description might be a mix of truth and falsehood, but it's definitely not a fake.
Therefore, after realizing that she had uttered a pointless thought, Zhong Cai quickly collected her essence blood, ready to use it on Qinghui when needed.
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After the transaction is completed, the rare beast should theoretically no longer pay attention to the human race.
Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan were supposed to browse the shops first, and if they didn't find what they wanted, they could then make a request to Jiutian Yunpeng... However, before they could even look for anything, Jiutian Yunpeng called them back.
The Nine Heavens Roc cried softly, "I have a request."
Zhong Wu and his wife: "..."
Zhong Cai immediately said, "Senior Yun Jiu, please give your instructions."
Without hesitation, Jiutian Yunpeng said, "I've heard that the rare beast you contracted is the Youtian Qingpeng, which has gradually evolved into my clan's bloodline. I wonder where it is now. Would you be willing to stay with me for a while?"
Zhong Cai was taken aback: "Stay at your place, senior?"
Nine Heavens Cloud Roc said, "Living with us will also allow you to fight alongside many other Cloud Rocs, develop the potential within your bloodline, and hone your combat skills so as not to waste your talent."
Zhong Cai readily agreed: "I would be more than happy to accept your kindness, senior."
As he spoke, he released Qingyu directly from the beast sac, letting it continue to grow larger.
Qingyu quickly learned the current situation from its master's telepathic message. After confirming that it would not be leaving its master for good, it chirped a few times and flapped its wings to indicate that it would study hard and never let its clan down.
Upon seeing Qingyu, the Nine Heavens Cloud Roc's expression visibly softened, and it flapped its wings at Qingyu.
Qingyu instantly soared into the air and rushed directly towards Yun Jiu's nest, landing inside.
Yun Jiu didn't mind and just flapped its wings. Then, it let Qing Yu transform into a smaller form and move around among its wings, having a great time.
Zhong Cai saw this and felt somewhat relieved.
After greeting Jiutian Yunpeng, the couple walked into the shop together.
Walking from the stone corridor further in also takes quite a bit of time, so the two quickened their pace and inevitably exchanged a few words along the way.
[Old Wu, I think Senior Yun Jiu really likes Qingyu. If he truly considers it a member of his clan, perhaps we won't need to prepare its essence blood anymore?]
These fleeting affections are unreliable; let's prepare another one.
Old Wu is right.
As they spoke, they had already seen the scene inside the cave.
On the surrounding mountain walls, many staircases or simple footholds extend out in an interlocking pattern.
Several of the mountain walls protruded wider, and on them were displayed several high-grade goods—
Zhong Cai looked around, her gaze sweeping over all the goods.
The same applies to Wu Shaogan.
Logically, there was indeed no other place where such high-level essence blood could be placed.
Zhong Cai sighed.
We still need to ask Senior Yun Jiu for help.
Wu Shaogan didn't say much, he just stood by Zhong Cai's side and supported him forever.
The two strolled around the shop for a while. Zhong Cai couldn't resist buying rare herbs and ended up buying some level seven or eight ones. The expenses weren't too much for them.
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After leaving, Zhong Cai indeed brought up this unreasonable request to Jiutian Yunpeng and took out the Thousand-Leaf Phoenix Blood Vine, indicating that he wanted to exchange it for something else.
Jiutian Yunpeng probably found Qingyu quite pleasing to the eye, and readily agreed.
Both parties provided the resources, and the transaction was completed.
Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan held hands, and as they left, Zhong Cai waved goodbye to Qing Yu.
Qingyu watched the two leave, then flapped its little wings, sincerely expressing its reluctance to part with Zhong Cai.
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The couple didn't linger too long. After driving their flying boat a little further away, they turned around and went to another shop nearby.
It's a shop run by a rare animal.
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