Chapter 111 Passerby Affected by the Cultivation Novel 17
After Jiang Yue finished reading the general information, the attendant took out a sand table-like object, injected spiritual energy into it, and it displayed the houses currently being rented out. Of course, these were only properties under the name of the Universal Chamber of Commerce: "What kind of house do you need? The price of residences in Juxing City is related to the concentration of spiritual energy. If there are special requirements, the price will be higher."
"The prices of cave dwellings on the mountaintop are all about the same, around 30,000 spirit stones for a hundred years. The dwellings at the foot of the mountain are a bit cheaper, around 20,000 spirit stones. Then the places in the city where mortals and cultivators live together are much cheaper, around 2,000 to 3,000 spirit stones for a hundred years."
"Hmm, I want a cave dwelling with earth fire, where I can refine pills and craft artifacts. Ideally, it should have all the necessary functions. How much would such a cave dwelling cost?"
Upon hearing Jiang Yue's request, the attendant began selecting locations on the sand table. Soon, only three bright spots remained on the map. The attendant introduced each one to Jiang Yue, who ultimately chose a location costing 25,000 spirit stones for a hundred years. Although the location was somewhat remote, it was also much quieter.
After choosing a location, Jiang Yue asked if they had any pills like the Golden Core Pill. The attendant said that people would occasionally consign them, but the prices were very high. Jiang Yue asked how high the prices were, and the attendant said, "Last time, it was a bottle of six Golden Core Pills. One of them, a top-grade Golden Core Pill, was bought for 200,000 spirit stones. The remaining high-grade pill was bought for 150,000 spirit stones, and the four mid-grade pills were bought for 110,000 spirit stones each."
"There are also some private alchemists, or occasionally people selling them at small auctions, but the quality of the pills cannot be guaranteed."
Jiang Yue was somewhat surprised that the price wasn't as high as she had imagined. She inquired about the prices of some auxiliary spirit liquids, but they were out of stock for Golden Core pills. However, she managed to buy all the auxiliary spirit liquids that increased the success rate, spending another 30,000 spirit stones.
After inquiring, she learned that she could entrust the Chamber of Commerce to help with the purchase, but a 10% handling fee would be charged. Jiang Yue thought that although it would cost more money, she would not have to fight to the death. So the two parties signed a contract and paid a deposit of 50,000 spirit stones. Jiang Yue then waited for the Chamber of Commerce to contact her.
Finally, I bought a second-tier alchemy furnace and a weapon-refining furnace. They were standard models and not expensive. Of course, they wouldn't have the ability to increase the success rate or improve the quality of the pills, since those are features only found in high-end products.
After finishing, the attendant led Jiang Yue to the cave dwelling. After opening the cave dwelling, the attendant showed Jiang Yue around and introduced the various functions of the cave dwelling, just like a real estate agency in the past. Finally, he asked Jiang Yue if she needed to hire some people to clean the cave dwelling. Jiang Yue waved her hand and said no. In the end, Jiang Yue gave him a few spirit stones as a tip, and the attendant happily took his leave.
Jiang Yue spent a lot today, so his reward would probably be substantial. After everyone left, Jiang Yue took out a recliner to rest, took a breath of the spiritually rich air, and then made a cultivation plan on the recliner. He tentatively set a cultivation time of eight hours, since cultivation was fundamental. Then he would rest for half an hour, and then spend the rest of the time practicing drawing talismans.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yue frowned. It seemed she had learned too many different things. There wasn't enough time for talismans, puppets, alchemy, and weapon crafting. She could only prioritize them. Talismans were for making money, so she couldn't put them down. Puppets could wait, as she wouldn't be going out for a hundred years and wouldn't need them for now. She had to choose between alchemy and weapon crafting. She could buy pills, but the magical treasures she wanted to craft weren't for sale, so she had to craft them herself. Therefore, weapon crafting was her only option.
After finishing her cultivation, Jiang Yue would spend one hour drawing talismans to earn money, and the remaining two hours practicing weapon crafting. After arranging her cultivation plan, Jiang Yue went to meditate and rest. The next morning, she started working hard. Although she had reached the Foundation Establishment stage, she had not yet cultivated the Five Revolutions Foundation Establishment Technique. She only needed to re-cultivate it twice during the Foundation Establishment stage.
Twenty years later, Jiang Yue finally completed the cultivation of the "Five Revolutions of Yuan Building Technique". The protagonist should be in the Central Region by now. Jiang Yue looked at the contact talisman but did not contact her. She was probably frightened by the last time she sold spiritual medicine, not to mention that she was more cautious after hiding for a period of time.
Jiang Yue didn't want to be the main character anymore, since she didn't plan to have any interaction with him anyway. Five years ago, the Chamber of Commerce sent over the Golden Core, which was only of superior quality, but Jiang Yue felt it was enough. Now, she had cultivated her spiritual sense, magic power, and physical body to the extreme, and she had prepared all kinds of items to help her form the Golden Core. She had also bought the Golden Core chapter of the "Five Elements Technique". Unfortunately, the Nascent Soul chapter was missing, so Jiang Yue would have to find a way to get it herself.
After another year of seclusion to familiarize herself with the Foundation Establishment stage techniques, she carefully studied the Core Formation manual she had bought at great expense several times until she knew it by heart. After arranging the puppets and formations for protection, Jiang Yue began to form her core. After returning to her secluded cultivation room, Jiang Yue organized the various items that aided in core formation and the Golden Core pills. She took a pill, slowly closed her eyes, and entered a state of selfless cultivation.
From then on, Jiang Yue spent her days cultivating and meditating, honing her magical power. Year after year, the monotonous life of cultivation, cultivation, and more cultivation passed by unnoticed, fueled by Jiang Yue's single-minded desire to form her core.
Ten years passed in a flash, and twenty years followed. Time flies like an arrow, and slowly, it came to the thirtieth year of Jiang Yue's seclusion. One day, dark clouds suddenly loomed over the cave where Jiang Yue was in seclusion, and the sky changed drastically. At the same time, the spiritual energy in the vicinity surged towards Jiang Yue's cave, and the spiritual energy in the cave automatically activated its enhanced mode, spewing out spiritual energy. Don't ask, this was also activated by paying money.
The experienced cultivators nearby knew what had happened, while the inexperienced ones looked on in fear or surprise. Suddenly, one cultivator exclaimed, "He's formed his core! Someone else has formed their core! This is a phenomenon known as Core Formation!"
Jealous, indifferent, but most people's eyes revealed envy... At the same time, cultivators above the Core Formation stage in the city were also watching this side. Some thought that having another fellow cultivator was a good thing, while others frowned, thinking that it would affect their own interests.
Inside the cave, Jiang Yue didn't care what others thought. It took her thirty years to find the opportunity to break through. After stabilizing her mind, she began to break through. With the help of the spiritual liquid, the spiritual energy in her dantian rotated much faster. After reaching a peak, Jiang Yue decisively took the Golden Core Pill.
After swallowing the Golden Core, the process of forming the core began, and the spiritual energy vortex outside the cave grew larger and larger. Although Jiang Yue had three spiritual roots, she cultivated the Five Elements Technique, and when she formed her core, she also formed a Five Elements Golden Core. It was truly a case of: "Once a Golden Core is swallowed, my fate is in my own hands, not in the hands of Heaven."
The moment the Golden Core was formed, Jiang Yue felt in her mind that her lifespan had also exceeded a thousand years. Jiang Yue looked at her Golden Core and smiled with satisfaction. Without relaxing, she began to cultivate according to the Golden Core chapter of the Five Spirits Manual. At this time, the spiritual energy vortex outside also dissipated. People did not know whether she had succeeded or not, since there were no unusual phenomena whether she succeeded or failed.
However, experienced people deduced from the duration of the spiritual energy vortex that Jiang Yue had likely successfully formed her core. Some even wanted to visit her, but unfortunately, Jiang Yue was consolidating her cultivation and didn't emerge from her secluded cave for several more years.
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