In front of the gate of Shanhai Pavilion, Shen Lian walked in with an unchanged expression.

Sensing that the blood bean worm attached to the hair was not moving, it seemed more like it was trying to locate itself, and I suddenly understood something.

This Qi guy must be treating him as a fat sheep.

Although the starting point is different, it finally focuses on him, just like the two roads of water and land, the roads are different but the goals are the same, which is to be happy.

The disciple of the old demon Heiya is truly... a talent.

Shen Lian was not panicked when being targeted. Ao Shi Immortal City also prohibited cultivators from taking action, so Qi Chengzan did not dare to do anything.

After checking with his divine sense, he realized that the blood bean worms attached to his body were somewhat different from the human souls he had discovered before.

I flipped through Xiang Jingying's memory again and found the part about the art of sacrificing living things and refining beans. There was actually a brief introduction.

There are two types of blood bean worms. The one that was previously embedded in the human soul and could be activated is a tracking blood bean worm, while the one on him is a positioning blood bean worm.

Locating blood bean worms are dead objects and need to be found using tracking blood bean worms.

After finding out that there was no serious problem with the blood bean worms in his body, Shen Lian sighed. The disciples of the Black Cliff Demon were really annoying.

There is no one else in Wanxinghai, right? He is the only one who can collect resources.

Damn, he is really good at judging people! Qi Chengzan dared to do this, he must think that even if he is an alchemist, his realm is only the second level of foundation building, and his spiritual power is not that strong.

He didn't want to get involved in cause and effect. It was totally against his creed, but cause and effect came upon him.

Think about it.

Shen Lian did not get rid of the blood bean worms, but keeping the blood bean worms would actually hurt Qi Chengzan.

If he crushed the insect to death, it would instead expose his powerful spiritual power.

Now that he knows Qi Chengzan's conspiracy, whether to kill him or toy with him, the initiative is in his hands.

…

Inside the Shanhai Pavilion.

Steward Yan Qihong brought what Shen Lian needed.

"Senior, this is the second-level medium-quality talisman paper and spiritual ink you need."

Shen grabbed the talisman paper, took a look at it and shook his head slightly. The quality of this talisman paper was almost the same as the one he bought on Liuxian Island.

Sure enough, good leather will not be used to make talisman paper.

“Is there any better quality?”

Shen Lian looked at the manager Yan Qihong and asked.

"No." Yan Qihong shook his head. "Senior, the talisman papers have been tested many times in the pavilion, and the grade is completely at the second-level middle level."

Looking at the steward's procedural explanation, Shen Lian realized that it was useless to say more, so he immediately asked, "Do you have any second-grade high-quality talisman paper?"

"Please wait a moment, senior."

When the steward left, Shen Lian picked up the spiritual ink and sensed it. It was indeed of the right grade, but it was also a standard stuff that was adjusted according to the grade.

This is just like when he refined inferior quality pills for his fellow Taoists. He used them all and kept the good ones for himself, forgetting his promise to lower the price of the pills for his fellow Taoists.

"Senior, you have come at the right time. There are still a few second-grade high-quality talisman papers left in the pavilion. How many do you need?"

Yan Qihong spoke and handed a second-grade top-grade talisman paper to Shen Lian.

There is no Yuanying-level force in Wanxinghai. There are only about forty Golden Cores and Fake Cores on the surface. The cultivators above the seventh level of Foundation Establishment are already considered high-end combat forces.

The corresponding second-grade top-grade talismans, in the hands of some weaker foundation-building families, are all considered clan treasures.

In the hands of a cultivator at the seventh foundation building stage, it can be used as a trump card. It would be quite generous for an ordinary cultivator to have two or three of them.

Correspondingly, the difficulty of finding and hunting the monsters that can produce second-grade high-quality talisman paper is further increased.

Placed in shops such as Shanhai Pavilion and Xuanhai Palace, second-order, top-grade spiritual objects are already considered high-end and rare products.

Looking at the talisman paper handed over by the manager, Shen Lian was stunned for a moment before taking it. He didn't expect that the second-grade high-quality talisman paper was sold by the piece.

After a careful inspection, the situation was similar to what was expected, and the quality was all at the second-grade top grade.

If you say it's good, it just happens to be stuck in the grade. If you say it's bad, it just happens to be stuck in the grade.

Shen Lian sighed softly. Next time he made the Happy Pill, he would definitely add some sweet potato flour to it and refine it with the highest quality. This would not only be safe but also increase the output.

After checking the second-grade superior quality talisman paper, Shen Lian looked as if he was choked.

The strongest attack power of a second-grade top-quality talisman is only at the ninth level of foundation building. Even if multiple talismans are stacked on top of each other to form a fake pill, he has ordinary jade talismans, and one is stronger than ten.

The Tiangang Disha Thunder and Fire Talisman Array, which is composed of ordinary second-level low-grade talismans, is as powerful as the seventh level of foundation building.

But before, when he was fighting with Xiang Jingying and the other two, facing Xiang Jingying, a cultivator of the seventh level of foundation building, the problem of insufficient power of the Tiangang Thunder and Fire Talisman Array was exposed. Later, he had to use another thirty thunder and fire talismans to kill Xiang Jingying.

From this we can see that the Tiangang Thunder and Fire Talisman is safer when dealing with cultivators below the seventh level of foundation building.

The power of an ordinary jade talisman is comparable to that of a fake pill. It is a bit of a waste to use it to attack cultivators at the seventh to ninth level of foundation building.

The spiritual ink nurtured by the Tianyan Fire Domain can enhance the power of the Tiangang Thunder and Fire Talisman Array and fill the gap in the road to the west for cultivators at the seventh to ninth levels of foundation building.

But the reality is that the talisman paper is not effective.

The second-grade superior quality talisman paper can indeed carry the second-grade inferior quality spiritual ink that has been nurtured, but I have never seen a big shop like Shanhai Pavilion selling the second-grade superior quality talisman paper by the sheet.

One thousand spirit stones.

The price of the Tiangang Thunder and Fire Talisman Array made with top-grade talisman paper is enough to buy three ordinary jade talismans.

After much thought, the only option is to make the talisman paper myself.

Yan Qihong saw Shen Lian thinking, and stood quietly by the side waiting. After seeing Shen Lian finish thinking, he spoke: "If you want a good quality spiritual object, you can participate in the auction of Ao Shi Xiancheng. Most of the second-level high-quality spiritual objects will be sold at the auction."

"Give me two pieces of second-grade, top-quality talisman paper."

Finally, Shen Lian pressed down the talisman paper on the table and asked, "Do you have any Xuanling Jade Marrow?"

"Please wait a moment, senior."

Not long after, Yan Qihong brought a piece of Xuanling Jade Marrow. After Shen Lian checked it and found it was correct, he asked, "Anything else?"

"Senior, there is only this last piece of Xuanling Jade Marrow left in the pavilion."

These words made Shen Lian stunned for a moment.

Seeing Shen Lian's confusion, Yan Qihong explained, "Senior, you may not know that the headquarters has ordered all the Xuanling Jadeites from the major branches to be transferred away.

Not only in our Shanhai Pavilion, but also in the treasure pavilions of the major sects in Wanxinghai, such as Xuanhai Sect and Hailing Sect, the Xuanling Jadeite is probably gone.

This piece was collected from a casual cultivator the day before yesterday."

"what happened?"

Shen Lian was surprised. The Xuanling Jade Marrow could nourish spiritual energy, making it easier to advance from the sixth foundation-building level to the seventh foundation-building level. In the Sea of ​​Ten Thousand Stars, it was considered a high-level spiritual object and was also related to the advancement of cultivation, but it should not have reached the level of being regulated.

"Senior has just finished his retreat, so he probably doesn't know about the Sea King Sect yet."

Yan Qihong did not keep the audience in suspense and explained the whole story.

The root of the matter lies in the secret realm of the Sea King Sect.

During the years when he went to Thousand Kings Island to escape disaster and practice cultivation, the news of the Sea King Sect's secret realm also spread throughout the Ten Thousand Star Sea.

The relics left behind by the former Nascent Soul Sect in Wanxinghai made many Jindan Sects in Wanxinghai eager to make a move, and also attracted the attention of Yunshang Sect, a Nascent Soul Sect in the South China Sea.

Finally, under the coordination of multiple parties, led by Xuanhai Sect, other Wanxinghai Jindan forces reached an agreement to jointly explore the secret realm of Haiwang Sect.

Originally, the matter should have ended here. The Jindan forces were large and powerful, so it was only natural for them to occupy the secret realm of opportunity.

The casual cultivators can just sit back and watch the Golden Core Ancestor look for opportunities.

However, not only did the Xuanhai Sect not conceal the news, it also joined forces with other secondary Jindan forces to open the secret realm of the Haiwang Sect.

The rhetoric to the outside world is very sophisticated.

It is said that the Sea King Sect was once the largest sect in the Wanxing Sea, governing millions of islands in the Wanxing Sea.

Now that the secret realm of the Sea King Sect has reappeared, it should be an opportunity for all the monks in the Ten Thousand Star Sea.

All cultivators in the Wanxinghai can go to the secret realm to look for opportunities. If they cannot use the opportunities obtained therein, they can exchange them for the necessary cultivation resources in the major sects.

To this end, the Wanxinghai Sect, led by the Xuanhai Sect, has also planned a resource exchange list. The resources on the list include but are not limited to Foundation Establishment Pills, Third-Turn Miasma-Breaking Pills, Xuanling Jade Marrow and other spiritual objects.

Even the spiritual object ranked first on the exchange list is the Star Meteorite Secret Pill, which is known as the small 'Golden Pill'.

The Meteorite Secret Pill is a pill made with star fruit as the main ingredient. After taking it, a person can have a 50% chance of being promoted to the Golden Pill.

In the Wanxing Sea where golden elixirs are rare, the Falling Star Secret Pill is the most coveted elixir for all ninth-level foundation-building cultivators.

Even the Meteorite Secret Pill was taken out, you can imagine how much money was invested.

After discovering a Nascent Soul level secret realm, they did not think of monopolizing it, but instead recruited a large number of monks to develop it. It was obvious that they needed outside monks to tread on the mines.

As time went by, various news about the secret realm came out.

There are many strange restrictions in the secret realm of the Sea King Sect. The stronger you are, the greater the impact you will suffer after entering the restrictions.

When a Jindan cultivator enters it, it will trigger even stronger attacks.

A Jindan elder of Xuanhai Sect was almost trapped. It was only thanks to the personal intervention of Fuhai Zhenren, the sect's treasure and the master of Jindan, who pulled the elder out of the restriction.

Even so, the Xuanhai Sect's Pinghai Zhenren was seriously injured and it is said that he needs to rest for decades.

In addition, many skeletons of sea monks were found in the depths of the forbidden area, and in some places there were traces of altars left by sea monks.

Many monks who entered the secret realm had their bodies drained of their blood and flesh essence by the altar.

After understanding the whole story, Shen Lian also inquired about the sales of Foundation Establishment Pills, Barrier Breaking Pills and other spiritual items related to realm advancement.

After getting a response from Yan Qihong, the elixirs related to advancement, like the Xuanling Jade Sui, were also secretly restricted by several major sects.

In fact, needless to say, a Foundation Establishment Pill plus a Meteorite Secret Pill, these two pills related to the advancement of Foundation Establishment and Golden Elixir, are enough to make the cultivators at the Qi training and foundation building levels in Wanxinghai excited.

In addition, there are some cultivators who choose to seek wealth and honor by taking risks, so it is impossible for them to give up such a great opportunity as the Sea King Sect's secret realm.

The monks who were originally stuck at bottlenecks of varying sizes had their paths to advanced resources blocked, and were forced to venture into the Secret Realm of the Sea King.

But it was not friendly to Shen Lian at all, and his way to buy Xuanling Jadeite was blocked.

"Then is there any Heavenly Thunder Liquid?"

"No."

Finally, Shen Lian bought five additional second-level mid-grade five-element spiritual objects before walking out of Shanhai Pavilion with some regret. Not wanting to give up, he went to other large shops nearby to have a look.

As a result, I gave up.

…

Half a month later, at Hailan Inn.

Qi Chengzan sat cross-legged in the cave and meditated, but his restless mind made it difficult for him to concentrate.

I visited various shops in the city but failed to find any suitable magical instruments or talismans.

Because of the secret realm of the Sea King Sect, some cultivators have been using up their savings to buy magical instruments, talismans, and pills that they were reluctant to part with in the past in order to enter the secret realm.

As a result, the price of spiritual objects is 20% higher than the normal market price.

If you want better quality equipment, you’ll have to wait for the auction.

Heiya's order was like a sword hanging over his heart. He was afraid that a signal arrow would explode in the city at the next moment.

"It seems that I can only sell the Landscape Glazed Wood and Hydrangea to collect the spiritual stones."

Thinking of this, a lump appeared on the back of Qi Chengzan's hand, and a blood bean worm emerged.

"Still in the city."

After swallowing the blood bean worm in one gulp, he frowned.

Didn't we say we were going to travel around the country in search of elixirs? Why did we stop moving after arriving in the city?

Move...move faster...

(End of this chapter)